Viewing archive of Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2015 Jan 20 1330 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 20 Jan 2015 until 22 Jan 2015
Solar flares

Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >=50%)

Geomagnetism

Active conditions expected (A>=20 or K=4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
20 Jan 2015130013
21 Jan 2015132007
22 Jan 2015134007

Bulletin

Solar activity has been very low, AR 2266 produced a C3.3 flare peaking at 20:48 UT on January 19. This AR has now a beta gamma magnetic configuration and may produce stronger flares. Geomagnetic conditions are quiet. The fast speed solar wind from a small equatorial coronal hole may still arrive in the coming hours, it is not expected to produce more than active conditions.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 050, based on 09 stations.

Solar indices for 19 Jan 2015

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux130
AK Chambon La Forêt012
AK Wingst006
Estimated Ap005
Estimated international sunspot number050 - Based on 17 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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