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Sun fires off X-class solar flare, increasing aurora viewing chances into weekend

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Solar activity continues to flow from the sun this week , opening up more chances to spot the aurora across the United States this weekend .

On Thursday morning ( Sept. 12 ), a sunspot region that has not been numbered yet made its presence known blasting off a X1.3 class solar flare.

The energetic eruption peaked at 5:43 AM EDT ( 943 UTC ), bringing impacts across Africa , Europe , and parts of Asia .

Forecasters at NOAA 's Space Weather Prediction Center will continue to analyze the data to confirm how many more CMEs could reach Earth 's magnetic field.

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