Currently, SDO data servers are offline while the damage is assessed and repaired. This means that all HMI and AIA data from SDO will be unavailable until repairs are completed and the pipeline is restarted, and thus no data from SDO past 2024-11-26 will be shown on the Solar activity pages.

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Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Gillam, MB, Iqaluit, NU
Nuuk
Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Kiruna
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.98

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