Sunspot region 3825 which is close to the east limb and slowly rotating into an earth-facing position has produced a long-duration X4.5 class solar flare (R3-strong) today that peaked at 15:29 UTC. This is the fifth largest solar flare of the current Solar Cycle.
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Last X-flare | 2024/11/06 | X2.39 |
Last M-flare | 2024/11/27 | M1.0 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2024/11/10 | Kp5+ (G1) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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October 2024 | 166.4 +25 |
December 2024 | 98 -68.4 |
Last 30 days | 133.6 -27.6 |