Viewing archive of Tuesday, 26 December 2017

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 Dec 26 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 26 Dec 2017 until 28 Dec 2017
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
26 Dec 2017075007
27 Dec 2017074007
28 Dec 2017072007

Bulletin

Solar activity was low, no C-class flares in past 24 h. There is only one region visible on disk (Catania group 67, NOAA active region 2692) with beta magnetic field configuration. C-class flaring is possible, although not very likely.

Proton flux levels are at background values and are expected to remain so. No Earth-directed seems were observed.

Solar wind speed is at 470 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field magnitude of 6 nT. Geomagnetic conditions ranged from quiet to unsettled in past 24 h. The low latitude extension of the southern polar coronal hole (negative polarity) may still influence the Earth in the next 24 h, active conditions can be expected then, otherwise mostly quiet conditions will prevail.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 015, based on 13 stations.

Solar indices for 25 Dec 2017

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux076
AK Chambon La Forêt021
AK Wingst012
Estimated Ap012
Estimated international sunspot number022 - Based on 11 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

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

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