M3-Class Solar Flare & Geomagnetic Storm Feb 20, 2014

M3.0 SOLAR FLARE & CORONAL MASS EJECTION !
At 7:56 UTC this morning Active Region 11976 unleashed a strong M3-Class Solar Flare, a strong Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) was also observed leaving the blast site but will not have an earth-bound component due to the proximity of the active region which is about to rotate off the western limb in the next 24 hours.