Viewing archive of Wednesday, 23 August 2023

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2023 Aug 23 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

	10cm flux	Ap
23 Aug 2023	151	007
24 Aug 2023	153	007
25 Aug 2023	155	007

Solar Active Regions and flaring

There are eight active regions visible on the disk, a new region rotated over the east limb (NOAA AR 3415). They all have simple alpha or beta magnetic field configuration. An M1.1 flare occurred on 22 August, with peak at 23:04 UTC, from NOAA AR 3405. C-class flares are expected and M-class flares are possible in the next 24 hours.

Coronal mass ejections

A wide CME (angular width around 80 degrees) erupted to the west, first seen at 19:00 UTC on 22 August by LASCO-C2. The source region of this CME is slightly backsided and thus the CME will not arrive to the Earth. About 1 hour later, a faint CME could be seen erupting towards the southeast, related to dimmings seen on EUV around NOAA ARs 3405 and 3411 (this activity is also related to the M1.1 flare from NOAA AR 3405). Due to the location of the dimmings (close to disk center), a possible arrival to the Earth of this faint CME cannot be discarded (on 26 August). Later on, one more faint CME erupted from NOAA AR 3404, in the vicinity of the previous eruption and first seen at 02:00 UTC by LASCO-C2. This last CME will most likely not affect Earth (although more data will be investigated as it becomes available).

Solar wind

The Earth is inside a slow solar wind stream, with speed around 430 km/s and an interplanetary magnetic field around 5 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field orientation was predominantly in the negative sector (field directed towards the Sun). Similar conditions can be expected in the next 24 hours.

Geomagnetism

During the last 24 hours the geomagnetic conditions were quiet (NOAA KP 1-2, K Bel 1-2). Similar conditions can be expected for the next 24 hours.

Proton flux levels

Over the past 24 hours the greater than 10 MeV GOES proton flux was at nominal levels and is expected to remain so over the next 24 hours.

Electron fluxes at geostationary orbit

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux remained below the 1000 pfu threshold as measured by GOES 16. It is expected to remain so in the next 24 hours. The 24 hour electron fluence was at normal levels and is expected to remain so.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 105, based on 23 stations.

Solar indices for 22 Aug 2023

Wolf number Catania	127
10cm solar flux	151
AK Chambon La Forêt	010
AK Wingst	008
Estimated Ap	008
Estimated international sunspot number	119 - Based on 28 stations

Noticeable events summary

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