Northern hemisphere sky watchers are having a cracking start to their aurora season. The past few months, we have had major solar flares, coronal mass ejection impacts and in general fairly high geomagnetic activity. Welcome solar maximum! So many people have already spotted aurora from their locations even those who do not live close to the arctic circle. Really amazing to see... and today we have more good news for you as we have a coronal hole facing our planet today which is sending a high speed solar wind stream towards our planet.
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Begin Time: 29/01/2025 18:21 UTC Estimated Velocity: 487km/sec.
A coronal hole is facing our planet today which is sending a high speed solar wind stream towards us which could cause enhanced geomagnetic conditions (and thus aurora!) in the days ahead.
Read moreModerate M1 flare
Minor R1 radio blackout in progress (≥M1 - current: M1)
Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) Threshold Reached: 20:21 UTC
Last X-flare | 2025/01/04 | X1.85 |
Last M-flare | 2025/01/29 | M1.0 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/01/04 | Kp5 (G1) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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December 2024 | 154.5 +2 |
January 2025 | 145.3 -9.2 |
Last 30 days | 145.9 +11.5 |