Sol (Sun) and its phenomena

Of interest, the aurora intensity coming from big cities which are not favorable to seeing this phenomenon. There was nothing supra-ordinary made by the sun. Overall, it seems to me that it's from this end (Earth) that favored all of this.

The geomagnetic situation is showing signs of stabilizing

After two days of intense magnetic storms, the geomagnetic situation has begun to show signs of steady stabilization. Currently, the interplanetary magnetic field induction has dropped sharply; its high value was the main factor causing geomagnetic indices to move from the green to the red zone. Elevated solar wind speeds still persist, but this factor alone now has only a limited impact.

The recent storm had two peaks: from March 20 to 21 and from March 22 to 23, reaching a strong G3 level in both cases. Each peak resulted in very intense auroras, the lower limit of which, according to some reports, extended to latitudes of about 50 degrees. A significant number of reports came from major cities, despite the strong artificial light typically present in such places. On the night from Sunday to Monday, the aurora was even photographed in Moscow on several occasions.

Лаборатория солнечной астрономии (xras.ru)


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It started a bit again but it looks like things are calming down. It was intense.

K-index 2026-03-23
 
It started a bit again but it looks like things are calming down. It was intense.
Yeah, and it looks like it was favored also from "Earth's end", i.e. field is weaker.

Here's an update for today:

Space weather on March 24, 2026 — outraged

During the day, there were residual spikes from the geomagnetic event that began last weekend. At the moment, the speed of the solar wind remains elevated (about 600 km/s versus the typical 300-400 km/s). The temperature is slightly elevated. The remaining parameters (density and magnetic field) returned to normal. This still retains the potential for minor disturbances.

In terms of flare activity, there are several medium-sized groups of spots on the Sun, but with minimal signs of "life". This is enough so that the background level of hard radiation from the Sun does not fall too low, but no more. There are no flashes, in fact.

In general, there is a feeling that the current situation (neither here nor there) will freeze for the whole week.

Laboratory of Solar Astronomy (xras.ru ) (Лаборатория солнечной астрономии (XRAS) )
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