  Impulsive 30 THz continuum bursts have been recently observed in solar
flares, utilizing small telescopes with a unique and relatively simple optical
setup concept. The most intense burst was observed together with a GOES X2
class event on October 27, 2014, also detected at two sub-THz frequencies,
RHESSI X-rays and SDO/HMI and EUV. It exhibits strikingly good correlation in
time and in space with white light flare emission. It is likely that this
association may prove to be very common. All three 30 THz events recently
observed exhibited intense fluxes in the range of 104 solar flux units,
considerably larger than those measured for the same events at microwave and
sub-mm wavelengths. The 30 THz burst emission might be part of the same
spectral burst component found at sub-THz frequencies. The 30 THz solar bursts
open a promising new window for the study of flares at their origin
