Region 1476, now poised just to the east of center on the solar disk, produced an impulsive R1(Minor) Radio Blackout at 12:32 UTC (8:32 EDT) – M4.7 solar flare peaking at 12:32 UT then an M1.8 peaking at 14:08 UTC on May 09, 2012. The region is quite prominent,
Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. Region 1476 (N11E35) is the most complex region on the visible disk, has grown to become a Fkc/beta-gamma-delta configuration, and has an area of approximately 940 Millionths. It also produced the
Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from May 06/21:00 UTC to May 07/21:00 UTC: Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours.Even though Region 1476 (N10E48) is the largest, 810 Millionths, and most magnetically complex,
Sunspot 1476 is crackling with impulsive solar flares. Multiple mid level C-Class flares have been detected along with an impulsive M1.3 solar flare at 17:47 UTC. Solar activity is now at moderate levels. New and active Sunspot 1476 has produced three low-level
Solar activity is now at moderate levels and is increasing. New and active Sunspot 1476 rotated into view off the northeast limb and has so far produced a pair of M-Class flares within the past 24 hours. There will continue to be a chance for another moderate solar
A low-level M-Class flare reaching M1.4 just took place around Sunspot 1476 at 13:23 UTC. Solar winds flowing from coronal holes should reach Earth on May 9-10.A new and fairly large Sunspot continues to rotate into view off the northeast limb. This region has
Sunspot 1466 located in the northern hemisphere, produced an M1.0 Solar Flare at 08:24 UTC Friday morning. Despite all of the Sunspots this month, this was only the second M-Class flare in April.NOAA/SWPC issued R1 Radio Blackout alert which means that satellite
For more than a week, solar activity has been low. Today, around 0600 UT, an active region on the farside of the sun broke the calm with a powerful eruption. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a massive cloud of plasma flying over the southwestern
This is the third day in a row that geomagnetic storms have circled the poles. A mild (Kp=5) geomagnetic storm is underway. It looks like it subsiding now. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. The source of this activity is a high-speed solar wind
Sunspot AR1465 has developed a ‘beta-gamma-delta’ magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. Because of the sunspot’s location near the middle of the solar disk, any eruptions will likely be Earth-directed.Earth’s magnetic field is quieting after
