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C2.5 Solar Flare / Solar Update (September 6)
A C2.5 Solar flare took place at 14:59 UTC Monday around Sunspot 1105. There will remain the possibility of B-Class flares and perhaps another C-Class flare.
Sunspot 1101 is about to rotate onto the western limb and will soon be out of direct earth view.
A CME took place on Saturday, but was a limb event. This will have no impact on earth.
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Sunspot 1102 / Solar Update (August 30)
Alpha Sunspot 1101 continues to transit the northern hemisphere of the sun. This region is not magnetically complex and the chances for strong solar flares is low.
Sunspot 1102 has grown in size, but remains quiet thus far.
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New Sunspot / Aurora Watch (August 24)
A new sunspot has rotated into view on the eastern limb and the mini spotless steak is now over. This region appears simple and the chances for strong solar flares will be very low.
An aurora watch is in effect as the coronal hole solar wind stream is now gusting past 600km/s. There will be a chance for minor geomagnetic storming at high latitudes.
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Long Duration C4.4 Flare / Possible CME (August 14)
A long duration C4.4 Solar Flare took place at 10:05 UTC Saturday around Sunspot 1093 and 1099 and a possible earth directed CME was generated as well.
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Solar Update / 5 Sunspots (August 11)
The sun has a slight peppering of sunspots with now 5 regions visible for the first time. Sunspots 1093, 1096, 1097 and soon to be 1098 occupy the northern hemisphere and Sunspot 1095 quietly persists in the southern hemisphere. There will remain the chance for B-Class flares and perhaps a lower chance of a C-Class flare.
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M-Flare around 1093 (August 7)
A Solar flare took place at 18:25 UTC around Sunspot 1093 and it registered M1.0. Sunspot 1093 is now in good position for any possible earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).
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G2 Geomagnetic Storm (August 3)
While I was at work Tuesday afternoon, a shock detected by the Ace Spacecraft indicated the arrival of atleast one CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) caused by the long duration C3 flare on Sunday. The K-Index reached 6 and this indicates a G2 Level Geomagnetic Storm. Aurora contacts have been made on VHF. More geomagnetic storming is possible in the next 24 hours if a possible secondary CME strikes a blow to earths magnetic field.
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Earth Directed CME / Eastern Limb Active Regions (August 1)
A long duration C3.2 flare took place around Sunspot 1092 on Sunday. In the latest Lasco C3 movie you can see an earth directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). There will be a chance for Geomagnetic Storming wtihin 48-72 hours. more to follow.
Sunspot 1089 has rotated out of direct earth view and onto the western limb. Currently Sunspot 1092 is the only visible region on the face of the sun. There is a chance for C-Class flares.
The latest STEREO Behind images show a pair of active regions that could be sunspots. They will rotate into view on the eastern limb in the upcoming week. Click on the image below.
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Solar Update / Sunspots 1089 + 1092 (July 28)
A new sunspot now numbered 1092 rotated into view Wednesday. It is currently a simple sunspot with a small chance for a C-Class flare. Sunspot 1089 located in the southern hemisphere, continues to produce the odd C-Class flare. This region is rotating towards the western limb of the sun. There will continue to be a chance for C-Class flares and perhaps a lower chance for an M-Class event.
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Sunspot 1089 / Solar Update (July 19)
Just as Sunspot 1087 has disappeared, a new sunspot numbered 1089 has rotated into view on the eastern limb. You can see the new images below. There is a slight chance for C-Class flares.
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