Sunspot region 2673 departs in style! The region is now behind the western limb but it still managed to produce it's fourth X-class solar flare: it erupted with an X8.28 (R3-strong) solar flare that peaked at 16:06 UTC.
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Last X-flare | 2024/05/15 | X2.9 |
Last M-flare | 2024/05/17 | M7.1 |
Last geomagnetic storm | 2024/05/17 | Kp6 (G2) |
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Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
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April 2024 | 136.5 +31.6 |
May 2024 | 156.6 +20.1 |
Last 30 days | 174.5 +64.4 |