Latest news updates Subscribe
X1.8 solar flare
dinsdag 4 november 2025 18:37 UTC
There she blows! Sunspot region 4274 with it's complex Beta-Gamma-Delta magnetic layout delivers on her promise and just produced the very first X-class solar flare since June this year!
Coronal hole faces Earth
donderdag 11 september 2025 18:13 UTC
A coronal hole is facing our planet today which is sending a high speed solar wind stream towards us which could cause enhanced geomagnetic conditions (and thus aurora!) in the days ahead.
M2.7 solar flare with earth-directed CME!
zondag 31 augustus 2025 16:54 UTC
Great news for sky watchers around the world! We are kicking off the northern hemisphere aurora season with a possible coronal mass ejection impact later tomorrow which would be Monday, the very first day of September this year!
M4.4 solar flare from sunspot region 4168
dinsdag 5 augustus 2025 20:48 UTC
Hello all and welcome to... August? Time flies when you are having fun and we hope all of our visitors are having an awesome summer... or winter for our friends down under! Solar activity has been pretty quiet in June and July which gave us the opportunity to recharge our batteries before the new aurora season kicks off in the northern hemisphere. Our Sun was on the same wavelength as us as there has been little activity worth mentioning on our nearest star. Did we pass solar maximum or is this the quiet before the storm? What do you think?
The CME did not disappoint! More storming activity to come?
maandag 2 juni 2025 15:32 UTC
We remain at geomagnetic storm conditions as the effects of the coronal mass ejection from an M8 solar flare continue to influence our planet. The coronal mass ejection arrival earlier than expected, yesterday around 05:30 UTC. The north-south direction of the IMF (Bz) has been prolonged southward during the onset of the storm which resulted in G3 and G4 geomagnetic storm conditions. This triggered amazing aurora displays which were visible from southern parts of Australia, New Zealand and even places like Utah in the USA.
M8.2 solar flare, Strong G4 geomagnetic storm watch
zaterdag 31 mei 2025 18:11 UTC
Wow! Major solar fireworks today. Charge your camera batteries and put on your finest jacket for tomorrow night as strong (G3) or perhaps even severe (G4) geomagnetic storm conditions are possible tomorrow evening (1 June) into 2 June. The center of attention today was sunspot region 4100 which produced a gorgeous long duration M8.2 solar flare today (R2-moderate) peaking at 00:05 UTC. This region is close to the center of the Earth-facing solar disk and launched a major asymmetrical full halo (as seen by SOHO/LASCO) coronal mass ejection in space with a pretty much guaranteed earth-directed component.
Another X-flare! Potent sunspot region 4087!
woensdag 14 mei 2025 19:36 UTC
Wow! We go from a period with hardly any solar activity worth mentioning to two X-class solar flares in two days!
X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4086
dinsdag 13 mei 2025 15:57 UTC
Solar activity has been relatively quiet for weeks now but that came to an abrupt end today as departing sunspot region 4086 which is now close to the west limb produced an X1.1 solar flare (R3-strong radio blackout) that peaked at 15:37 UTC.
CME arrival, G3 storm watch
dinsdag 15 april 2025 17:55 UTC
A coronal mass ejection has arrived at our planet. This is the first of possibly two coronal mass ejections that were expected to arrive from filament eruptions on April 12 and 13. The minor G1 geomagnetic storm threshold has already been reached and the NOAA SWPC has a strong G3 geomagnetic storm watch in place for tomorrow, 16 April. Keep an eye on the data here on this website in the hours ahead. There is more action to come!
X1.1 solar flare
vrijdag 28 maart 2025 18:06 UTC
We have only just started to relax following the moderate G2 geomagnetic storm conditions from a massive coronal hole and suddenly... bam... our Sun surprises us all with a X1.1 solar flare (R3-strong) that came from sunspot region 4046 which is just rotating into view on the east limb.
Laatste nieuws
Coronal hole faces Earth
Total solar eclipse august 12th 2026
X1.1 solar flare, G2 watch
Laatste forumberichten
Steun Poollicht.be!
Veel mensen komen naar Poollicht.be om de zonneactiviteit te volgen of om het poollicht te zien, maar met meer bezoekers komen er hogere kosten bij om de servers online te houden. Als je Poollicht.be leuk vindt en het project wilt steunen, kun je kiezen voor een abonnement op een advertentievrije website of een donatie overwegen. Met jouw hulp kunnen we Poollicht. be online houden!
Ruimteweer feitjes
| Laatste X-klasse uitbarsting | 04/07/2026 | X1.3 |
| Laatste M-klasse uitbarsting | 05/09/2026 | M1.0 |
| Laatste geomagnetische storm | 08/09/2026 | Kp5 (G1) |
| Zonnevlekkenloze dagen | |
|---|---|
| Afgelopen 365 dagen | 4 dagen |
| 2026 | 4 dagen (2%) |
| Huidige periode | 2 dagen |
| Maandelijks gemiddeld zonnevlekkengetal | |
|---|---|
| augustus 2026 | 76 -2.1 |
| september 2026 | 64 -12 |
| Afgelopen 30 dagen | 70.2 -18 |