A major long duration X2.28 solar flare (R3-strong) took place yesterday and reached its peak at 20:17 UTC. This is the strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25 thus far and we can thank sunspot region 3229 for that. This sunspot region is currently close to the north-east limb and the solar flare was highly eruptive. Despite the region's location near the limb, we can not rule out a glancing blow from this plasma cloud.
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
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Moderate M1.5 flare
Moderate M1.61 flare
Minor R1 radio blackout in progress (≥M1 - current: M1.61)
Moderate M1.54 flare from sunspot region 4048
Minor R1 radio blackout in progress (≥M1 - current: M1.24)
Last X-flare | 2025/03/28 | X1.1 |
Last M-flare | 2025/03/30 | M1.4 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/03/27 | Kp5 (G1) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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February 2025 | 154.6 +17.6 |
March 2025 | 127.5 -27.1 |
Last 30 days | 127.5 -24.7 |