Information about solar flares:

• The SOHO satellite

  http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/

  studies the Sun intensively from space. It has several different telescopes on board. You can see the latest pictures from each instrument at

  http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html

  Go to the "Frequently Asked Questions" area,

  http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/explore/faq.html

  for answers to questions about solar flares, mass ejection events, and their effects on the Earth.

• The Moore Observatory in Lousiana has a solar flare monitor, at

  http://moondog.astro.louisville.edu/flares/

  Look at the "most recent solar flare monitor plot", especially.

• The Big Bear Solar Observatory's home page, at

  http://www.bbso.njit.edu/

  is another good site to check for information about the Sun.