Sol (Sun) and its phenomena

SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 27

I think the most novel thing that has happened with the sun in the last few days is the the halloween pumpking-shaped coronal hole on the sun.
THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER: There is a smiley face on the sun today. Take a look. Formed by holes in the sun's atmosphere, the cheerful mein is spewing a complex stream of solar wind toward Earth. First contact, with auroras, could occur on Oct. 28th or 29th. SpaceWeather.com
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Everything remains at low levels, Only two B-class and two C-class flares. That was all. The largest event of the period was a C6.7 flare at 12:43 UTC from AR3133 (N25E58)
A couple of nice prominences on the Sun

Five active regions remain in the solar disk: AR3126, AR3130, AR3131, AR3132 and AR3133 All five have stable magnetic fields that post little threat for strong flares

The total number of sunspots has increased to 78 (28 of these are grouped into 5 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 35% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 386.1 km/sec at 03:38 UTC on October 27 The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp3

Aurora oval
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● Current Conditions at 04:30 UTC on October 27

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 377.5 km/sec
▪︎density: 12.84 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +2.6% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C2 at 01:26 UTC on Oct 27
▪︎Sunspot number: 78 (SN 72 Oct 26)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from the halloween pumpking-shaped coronal hole should reach Earth on Oct. 29-30

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 28

Solar activity continues at low levels. Six C-class flares were recorded and one B-class. The largest event of the period was a C2.3 from AR3133 (N24E49). The highest solar activity is concentrated on the other side of the solar disk.

There are currently 5 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3126, AR3130, AR3131, AR3132 and AR3133 All five have stable magnetic fields that post little threat for strong flares

The total number of sunspots has increased to 72 (22 of these are grouped into 5 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 35% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 475.5 km/sec at 23:43 UTC on October 27 The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp3

Aurora oval
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● Current Conditions at 04:30 UTC on October 28

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 419.3 km/sec
▪︎density: 8.61 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.0% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 1 at 00:16 UTC on Oct 28
▪︎Sunspot number: 72 (SN 78 Oct 27)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from the halloween pumpking-shaped coronal hole should reach Earth on Oct. 29-30

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 29

Solar activity remains at low levels, only five C-class flares were recorded in the past 24 hours. The largest event of the period was a C1.6 from new region 13135 (N27E65) at 22:22 UTC on October 28

Another sun grazing comet

AR3126 is gone and there are currently 6 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3130, AR3131, AR3132, AR3133 and new regions AR3134 and AR3135

AR3134 located in the northeast (N12E14) is a group of 2 sunspots occupying an area of 10MH and a beta magnetic field. The chances of this region generating anything significant are very low.

AR3135 located in the northeast (N27E65) is a group of 3 sunspots with an area of 20MH and a beta magnetic field. This region is growing rapidly, but it has a simple magnetic field that poses little thret for strong solar flares
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Regions AR3132 and AR3130 will be leaving the solar disk soon. All six regions have stable magnetic fields that post little threat for strong flares

The total number of sunspots has increased to 87 (27 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 40% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 556.3 km/sec at 15:56 UTC on October 28. Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) were reached at 17:06 UTC due to a stream of solar wind flowing from a transequatorial coronal hole. The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp4
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Aurora oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:30 UTC on October 29

▪︎Geospace unsettled
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=4
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 526.3 km/sec
▪︎density: 9.48 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.0% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 03:14 UTC on Oct 29
▪︎Sunspot number: 87 (SN 72 Oct 28)
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: NOAA forecasters say that minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible on Oct. 29th and 30th when a high-speed stream of solar wind is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The gaseous material is flowing from a cheerful hole in the sun's atmosphere

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 30

In terms of solar activity there is not much to report, it seems that the sun has gone into hibernation, sunspots show no signs of producing more than C-class flares. The largest event of the period was a C1.9 from departing AR3130 (S24W71)

The same regions as yesterday remain in the solar disk: AR3130, AR3131, AR3132, AR3133, AR3134 and AR3135

AR3135 located in the northeast (N27E65) is a group of 3 sunspots with an area of 20MH and a beta magnetic field. This region is growing rapidly, but it has a simple magnetic field that poses little thret for strong solar flares
AR3135 located in the northeast (N27E52) has increased its number of sunspots to 6 and its area has grown considerably to 130MH, however its magnetic field harbors energy to produce minor flares. NOAA forecasts that it has a 30% chance of producing C-class flares.
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The total number of sunspots has increased to 97 (37 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 604.9 km/sec at 02:46 UTC on October 29 Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) threshold reached at 08:02 UTC due to a stream of solar wind flowing from a transequatorial coronal hole. Geomagnetic storm subsided around 15:00 UTC The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp5

ARCTIC AURORA WATCH: A high-speed stream of solar wind is gently buffeting Earth's magnetosphere today. As a result, there is a chance of minor G1-class geomagnetic storms. Arctic sky watchers should remain alert for auroras this weekend. SpaceWeather.com

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● Current Conditions at 06:00 UTC on October 30

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 551 km/sec
▪︎density: 9.93 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.3% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 01:50 UTC on Oct 30
▪︎Sunspot number: 97 (SN 87 Oct 29)

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT OCTOBER 31

UNUSUALLY QUIET?
Currently solar activity is at low levels with only four C-Flares and five B-class detected. The largest event of the period was a C1.4 from AR3130 at 14:51 UTC on October 30th.

There are currently 6 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3130, AR3131, AR3132, AR3133, AR3134 and AR3135

AR3135 located in the northeast (N27E52) has increased its number of sunspots to 6 and its area has grown considerably to 130MH, however its magnetic field harbors energy to produce minor flares. NOAA forecasts that it has a 30% chance of producing C-class flares.
AR3135 located in the northeast (N28E37) continues to grow in sunspot number (9) and size (160MH) however its magnetic complexity remains beta. An isolated moderate M-Flare will remain a slim possibility with this region. NOAA forecasts a 40% chance of an M-class flare.

The opposite is the case with AR3133, which on October 28th reached an area of 140MH and has now been reduced to 30MH this region does not represent a danger of large and medium flares.

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 68 (30 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 583 km/sec at 03:42 UTC on October 30 Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) were reached at 11:59 UTC. The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp4

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:15 UTC on October 31

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 443.1 km/sec
▪︎density: 4.58 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.3% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 02:48 UTC on Oct 31
▪︎Sunspot number: 68 (SN 97 Oct 30)
▪︎Earth is inside a stream of solar wind flowing from the transequatorial coronal hole
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 01

All quiet. The largest event of the period was a C1.4 from AR3135 at 02:48 on October 31.

There are currently 4 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3131, AR3133, AR3135 and new region AR3136

AR3136 located on the southeast (S06E51) is a group of 2 sunspots with an area of 10MH and a alfa magnetic field. It doesn't represent a danger of large flares.

AR3135 located in the northeast (N28E37) continues to grow in sunspot number (9) and size (160MH) however its magnetic complexity remains beta. An isolated moderate M-Flare will remain a slim possibility with this region. NOAA forecasts a 40% chance of an M-class flare.
The area of the AR3135 region has increased to 190MH and its magnetic field is now beta-gamma that harbors energy for M-class solar flares according SDO.

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The total number of sunspots has decreased to 56 (16 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 539.6 km/sec at 05:19 UTC on October 31 The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp3

Aurora Oval
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New Coronal hole
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● Current Conditions at 05:15 UTC on November 01

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 457.5 km/sec
▪︎density: 7.08 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.4% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 06:20 UTC on Nov.01
▪︎Sunspot number: 56 (SN 68 Oct 31)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole should reach Earth on Nov. 4-5.
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SOLAR CYCLE ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 02

Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours, few low-level C flares were recorded. The largest event was a C2.3 from new region AR3135 at 02:14 on November 02
EXPLOSION: Something just exploded on the farside of the sun. The blast hurled a CME into space during the late hours of Oct. 31st. Take a look at this movie, which shows the CME as well as Venus (left) and Mercury (right). The blast site will rotate onto the Earthside of the sun about a week from now. SpaceWeather.com
Filament eruption on the West limb


There are currently 5 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3131, AR3135, AR3136 and new regions AR3137 and AR3138

AR3137 located on the northeast (N37E62) is a sunspot with an area of 20MH and a alfa magnetic field. It doesn't represent a danger of large flares.

AR3138 located on the southeast (S39E06) is a sunspot with an area of 10MH and a beta magnetic field. It harbors energy to produce minor C-class flares. According to NOAA the probability of producing C-class flares is 20%

The total number of sunspots has increased to 63 (13 of these are grouped into 5 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 10% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to unsettled levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 489.8 km/sec at 05:29 UTC on November 01 The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp4

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 06:30 UTC on November 02

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 470.3 km/sec
▪︎density: 5.88 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.4% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C2.3 at 02:14 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 63 (SN 56 Nov 01)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a transequatorial coronal hole should reach Earth on Nov. 4-5.
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 03

AR3135 has been the most active region in the past 24 hours. It produced four flares the largest a C2.3 at 02:14 on November 02. AR3135 is currently located in the northwest (N26W00) and has reduced its sunspot number to 3, its area has been reduced to 110MH and its magnetic complexity is now beta as it has lost its gamma-polarized spots.

There are currently 6 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3131, AR3133
AR3135, AR3136, AR3137 and AR3138

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 49 (12 of these are grouped into 5 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 10% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) threshold reached at 17:37 UTC on November 02 The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 563.6 km/sec at 23:53 UTC The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp4

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:10 UTC on November 03

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 494.1 km/sec
▪︎density: 8.64 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.8% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1at 02:26 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 49 (SN 63 Nov 02)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a transequatorial coronal hole should reach Earth on Nov. 5.
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 04

Another day of low seismic activity in which the AR3135 region, which was the most active in the past days, did not generate any flare. The turn this time was for AR3136 with two minor flares of which the largest was a C1.3 at 07:23 on November 03.

There are currently 5 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3131, AR3135, AR3136, AR3137 and new Region AR3139

AR3139 located on the northeast (N28E47) is a group of sunspots with an area of 20MH and a beta magnetic configuration. NOAA forecasts 15% chance for M flares
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All of today's sunspots have stable magnetic fields that pose almost no threat for strong solar flares

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 65 (15 of these are grouped into 5 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 10% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at active to storm levels for the past 24 hours. Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) threshold reached at 08:59 UTC on November 03 Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) threshold reached at 14:36 UTC The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 628.4 km/sec at 20:33 UTC. Geomagnetic storm subsided around 21:00 UTC The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp5

CHANCE OF STORMS TODAY: NOAA forecasters say there is a chance of G1-class geomagnetic storms on Nov. 4th and 5th as Earth continues to pass through a stream of fast-moving solar wind. The gaseous material is flowing from an equatorial hole in the sun's atmosphere. Yesterday, the same stream sparked spectacular pink auroras inside the Arctic Circle. SpaceWeather.com
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Pink auroras are a sign of nitrogen. Most auroras are green--the color of oxygen atoms being struck by energetic particles 100 km to 300 km above Earth's surface. Pink appears when energetic particles from space descend lower than usual, striking nitrogen molecules at the 100 km level and below.

What happened? Just before Varik went out aurora hunting, a crack formed in Earth's magnetic field. Energetic particles rushed through the gap, penetrating deeply enough for pink. SpaceWeather.com

MYSTERIOUS BLUE "AURORAS" OVER SWEDEN: Yesterday in Sweden, sky watchers were puzzled when a strange ribbon of blue light appeared during a geomagnetic storm.
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Space physicist Toshi Nishimura of Boston University took a look at the video. "It looks really odd if it's aurora," he says. "One auroral arc shouldn't cut across another auroral arc without disturbing it, so it's hard to explain this from an auroral physics point of view."

Russians are to blame for blue auroras :lol:

Another possibility is rocketry. Since late October Russia has been conducting ICBM firing exercises in the Barents Sea with the nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Peter the Great" in the area for combat training. Rocket exhaust has been known to create displays like this in the past.

However, no one saw a rocket. Multiple witnesses in Abisko agree that nothing streaked across the sky before the blue band appeared.

For now, the blue ribbon remains a mystery.
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● Current Conditions at 05:30 UTC on November 04

▪︎Geospace unsettled
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=4
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 578.1 km/sec
▪︎density: 12.02 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.8% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: B8 at 05:46 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 65 (SN 49 Nov 03)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a transequatorial coronal hole should reach Earth on Nov. 5.
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 05

The Geostationary satellite server (GOES) captured a big eruption behind the north pole sun. See in the image the comparison between the size of the Earth and the eruption.

However the solar activity remains at low levels. The largest event in the last 24 hours was a C6 from new region AR3141 at 07:44 on November 03

There are currently 7 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3131, AR3135, AR3136, AR3137, AR3139 and new regions AR3140 and AR3141

AR3140 is a large sunspot occupying an area of 120MH located to the northeast (N26E66) but with a simple alpha magnetic field. According to NOAA forecasts this sunspot has a 5% chance of producing class C flares.

AR3141 on the other hand, is a larger sunspot located on the northeast (N15E74) it occupies an area of 150MH and although its magnetic complexity is also alpha, NOAA forecasts for this region a 25% probability of producing C-class flares.

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The total number of sunspots has increased to 81 (11 of these are grouped into 7 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 10% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at unsettled to quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 609.4 km/sec at 02:35 UTC on November 04. The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp4. Earth is inside a stream of solar wind flowing a coronal hole
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Aurora Oval
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OK, it was the Russians, nothing to see here. :-/
MYSTERY SOLVED? On Nov. 3rd, Russia's nuclear submarine Generalissimus Suvorov test-fired an ICBM from beneath the White Sea. This might be linked to a "blue aurora" widely seen from northern Sweden and Norway on the same date. The sightings are described below. The Russian military has issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) for additional missile firings through Nov. 5th. Sky watchers in the area should remain alert for unusual auroras. SpaceWeather.com
● Current Conditions at 05:30 UTC on November 05

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=3
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 502.8 km/sec
▪︎density: 8.73 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.2% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 00:13 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 81 (SN 65 Nov 04)
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 06

Practically Saturday, November 05 passed without any glory. Only one B9.2 class flare was recorded from AR3135. Then at 01:13 on November 06 AR3141 generated a Minor C1 flare.
ALL QUIET: Solar activity is low. There are plenty of sunspots, but they all have stable magnetic fields that pose no immediate threat for strong explosions. NOAA forecasters say there is a 5% chance of M-class flares and no more than a 1% chance of X-flares on Nov. 6th. SpaceWeather.com

There are currently 7 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3131, AR3135, AR3136, AR3137, AR3139 and new regions AR3140 and AR3141

The total number of sunspots has increased to 82 (12 of these are grouped into 7 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 55% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 544.8 km/sec at 01:59 UTC on November 05. The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp3.

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:00 UTC on November 06

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 433.2 km/sec
▪︎density: 3.57 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.7% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 01:13 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 82 (SN 81 Nov 05)
•There are no significant coronal holes on the Earthside of the sun
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 07

AR3141 was the most active region in the past 24 hours generating seven C-class and one B-class solar flares up to an M5.2 event at 00:11 on Nov 07. The flare generated a brief and moderate R2 Radio blackout over South Pacific Ocean, including part of Australia and all of New Zealand:

NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory's Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (SOHO/LASCO) captured the last moments of a sundiving comet.

There are currently 6 numbered active regions on the solar disk:AR3135, AR3136, AR3137, AR3140, AR3141 and new region AR3142

AR3141 on the other hand, is a larger sunspot located on the northeast (N15E74) it occupies an area of 150MH and although its magnetic complexity is also alpha, NOAA forecasts for this region a 25% probability of producing C-class flares.
AR3141 has grown in size and now encompasses an area of 460HM. The region now contains nine sunspots with beta complexity; however, according to SDO It has a relatively simple magnetic field that poses little immediate threat for strong flares.

AR3131 AND AR3139 are gone from the solar disk but a new region has emerged located in the northeast (N26E21) AR3142 is a small region of five sunspots with an area of 10MH with a beta magnetic field. It poses no threat for strong flares.
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The total number of sunspots has decreased to 78 ( 18 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 50% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 519.5 km/sec at 15:25 UTC on November 06. The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp2

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 04:30 UTC on November 07

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 387.2 km/sec
▪︎density: 7.18 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.7% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: M5 at 00:11 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 78 (SN 82 Nov 06)
•There are no significant coronal holes on the Earthside of the sun
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 08

AR3141 continues to be the region with the highest solar activity. After the M5.2 flare, it produced three C-classes and one B-class. The largest event of the period was a C3.1 at 15:15 UTC on November 7th

There are currently 7 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3135, AR3136, AR3137, AR3140, AR3141, AR3142 and new region AR3143

AR3141 has grown in size and now encompasses an area of 460HM. The region now contains nine sunspots with beta complexity; however, according to SDO It has a relatively simple magnetic field that poses little immediate threat for strong flares.

AR3141 located on the northeast (N15E37) is now a gigantic region with an area of 600HM (The size of the Earth is equivalent to almost 170MH) and a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares. Any flares will be geoeffective as the sunspot is turning toward Earth
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AR3143 located on the southeast (S14E56) is a group of two sunspots with an area of 20HM and a beta magnetic field. The probability of generating a C-class flare is 10% while for M and X it is 1%.

The total number of sunspots has increased to 80 (21 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 65% chance for C flares, 25% chance for M flares and 10% chance for X flares. This is in response to the continued growth of AR3141

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to storm levels for the past 24 hours. Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) threshold reached at 12:50 UTC on November 07 The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 413.4 km/sec at 16:01 UTC The geomagnetic storm subsided around 18:00 UTC The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp5

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:15 UTC on November 08

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 409 km/sec
▪︎density: 6.56 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.8% high
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: B8 at 03:11 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 80 (SN 78 Nov 07)

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 09

All quiet. Solar activity has been at very low levels for the past 24 hours. Only two minor flares occurred in AR3141, the largest of which was a C1.3 at 17:03 on November 8.

There are currently 7 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3135, AR3137, AR3140, AR3141, AR3142 and new region AR3143
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The total number of sunspots has increased to 85 (25 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 65% chance for C flares, 20% chance for M flares and 10% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to unsettled levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 416.6 km/sec at 02:33 UTC on November 08 The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp4

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:30 UTC on November 09

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=3
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 335.9 km/sec
▪︎density: 2.52 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.4% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: B7 at 05:58 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 85 (SN 89 Nov 08)

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 10

AR3140 was the most active region in the last 24 hours, however, the largest event it produced was a C4.4 flare at 20:05 on November 09. Eight flares were recorded and five of them came from this region. The other three were B-class from AR3141. The solar activity remains at low levels.

I don't know if there is a statistic of comets crashing into the sun, but lately NASA satellites have captured many of these bodies. This is the first time I have seen this, three comets sundiving one after another in the same trajectory.

There are currently 6 numbered active regions on the solar disk: AR3137, AR3140, AR3141, AR3142, AR3143 and new region AR3144

AR3144 located in the southwest (S25W20) is a small sunspot with an alpha magnetic field and an area of 5MH. It does not pose a threat of generating strong solar flares and is very likely to disappear on its westward trajectory.

QUIET WITH A CHANCE OF FLARES: Solar activiy is low, but the quiet could be short-lived. Big sunspot AR3141 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that habors energy for strong M-class solar flares. Any explosions today (NOAA says there is a 15% chance) will be geoeffective as the sunspot is directly facing. SpaceWeather.com

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 81 (25 of these are grouped into 6 active regions) NOAA forecast for the next 24h is 65% chance for C flares, 15% chance for M flares and 5% chance for X flares.

● Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The solar wind speed record reached a peak of 356.4 km/sec at 05:14 UTC on November 09 The maximum planetary index Kp in the past 24h was Kp3

Aurora Oval
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● Current Conditions at 05:30 UTC on November 10

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now Kp=0
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 316.6 km/sec
▪︎density: 3.68 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.3% Elevated
▪︎X-ray Solar Flare: C1 at 06:10 UTC
▪︎Sunspot number: 81 (SN 85 Nov 09)

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