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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 May 06 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

	10cm flux	Ap
06 May 2020	069	012
07 May 2020	069	006
08 May 2020	069	004

Bulletin

The solar activity was quiet over the past 24 hours. No significant flares have been recorded. The X-ray flux is below B-class level and the solar activity is expected to remain at low levels.

No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed in the available coronagraphic imagery in the last 24 hours.

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal levels over the past 24 hours and is expected to stay at nominal levels for the next 24 hours. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was between nominal and moderate levels over the past 24 hours and is expected to remain at nominal to moderate levels over the next 24 hours.

The solar wind parameters recorded near Earth (DSCOVR) were mostly at nominal levels. The solar wind speed was slow and oscillated between 295 km/s and 340 km/s. The total interplanetary magnetic field was slightly enhanced between 2 nT and 7 nT. The Bz magnetic field components fluctuated between -6.6 nT and +4.6 nT. Today, an elongated extension of the southern polar coronal hole (negative polarity) stretching all the way up to -35 degree latitude is facing Earth. Slight enhancements of the solar wind conditions may occur in about 3-4 days from now in response to the influence of the solar wind associated with this coronal hole.

Geomagnetic conditions were mostly quiet with some periods of unsettled conditions in response to the slightly enhanced interplanetary magnetic field values. Mostly quiet conditions are expected for the next following days.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 26 stations.

Solar indices for 05 May 2020

Wolf number Catania	///
10cm solar flux	069
AK Chambon La Forêt	013
AK Wingst	008
Estimated Ap	007
Estimated international sunspot number	000 - Based on 31 stations

Noticeable events summary

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