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~ Space Weather Update~ High Amount of Sunspots~ Solar Wind Speed Above Normal 533

Saturday, November 16, 2013 9:01

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SUNSPOT SUNRISE: The sunspot number is so high, it is starting to confuse photographers. Consider this story from Beijing, China, on the morning of Nov. 15th: “Beijing is usually very polluted and we often miss seeing the sun rise in the morning,” says Shalini Purohit. “Today, however, the morning sky was clear and I decided to take some pictures. When I looked at the image I thought there must be come specks of dust on my lens.” In fact, the lens was clean; those specks were sunspots:

When the sunspot number is high, so is the chance of flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of M-class flares and a 15% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours. As Purohit's image shows, at least four of the sun's spots are facing Earth. If any eruptions do occur, they will likely be geoeffective. Solar flare alerts: text, voice

Solar wind
speed: 533.6 km/sec
density: 5.9 protons/cm³
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Updated: Today at 1546 UT

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C2 0901 UT Nov16
24-hr: M1 0749 UT Nov16
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Updated: Today at: 1500 UT

Daily Sun: 16 Nov 13

Sprawling sunspot AR1897 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. . Credit: SDO/HMI

Sunspot number: 272
What is the sunspot number?
Updated 16 Nov 2013

Spotless Days
Current Stretch: 0 days
2013 total: 0 days (0%)
2012 total: 0 days (0%)
2011 total: 2 days (<1%)
2010 total: 51 days (14%)
2009 total: 260 days (71%)
Since 2004: 821 days
Typical Solar Min: 486 days
Update 16 Nov 2013

The Radio Sun
10.7 cm flux: 178 sfu
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Updated 16 Nov 2013