Real Time Images of the Sun
SOHO EIT 304
|
SOHO EIT 284 Animated
|
LASCO/C2
|
The sun is constantly monitored for sun spots and coronal mass ejections. EIT (Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope) images the solar atmosphere at several wavelengths, and therefore, shows solar material at different temperatures. In the images taken at 304 Angstrom the bright material is at 60,000 to 80,000 degrees Kelvin. In those taken at 171 Angstrom, at 1 million degrees. 195 Angstrom images correspond to about 1.5 million Kelvin, 284 Angstrom to 2 million degrees. The hotter the temperature, the higher you look in the solar atmosphere.
Solar activity reached high levels. Region 4300 (N07E28, Dao/beta-delta) produced an impulsive M6.0/1F (R2-Moderate) flare at 04/0250 UTC. Associated with the flare was a Type-II radio sweep (est. 345 km/s) and CME signature in subsequent coronagraph imagery beginning at 04/0312 UTC in SOHO/LASCO C2. CME analysis and model output suggested no Earth-directed component. A Type-IV radio sweep may have been associated with a CME originating from the SE quadrant, first observed in C2 imagery at 04/0648 UTC, in the vicinity of Region 4296 (S14E23, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta). Modelling of the event suggested the periphery of the CME may pass Earth late on 07 Dec. Growth was observed in Region 4301 (S07W58, Dai/beta). Slight decay was observed in Region 4294 (S15E04, Fkc/beta-gamma-delta) and Region 4296 (S14E23, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta). A new region of emerging flux was observed in the SW quadrant. Only minor changes were observed in other numbered active regions on the visible disk.
Solar Activity Forecast
Issued: 2025 Dec 05 0030 UTC
M-class flares are expected (75%) through 07 Dec, with a chance for X-class flares (30%), given past flare history and the potential of current active regions on the disk. Energetic
Real Time Solar X-ray and Solar Wind
Solar Cycle Progression
Solar Cycle chart updated using the latest ISES predictions. |
Real-Time Solar Wind
Real-Time Solar Wind data broadcast from NASA's ACE satellite. |
The Solar Cycle is observed by counting the frequency and placement of sunspots visible on the Sun. Solar minimum occurred in December, 2008. Solar maximum is expected to occur in May, 2013.
Solar X-ray Flux This plot shows 3-days of 5-minute solar x-ray flux values measured on the SWPC primary and secondary GOES satellites. |
Satellite Environment Plot The Satellite Environment Plot combines satellite and ground-based data to provide an overview of the current geosynchronous satellite environment. |
Auroral Activity Extrapolated from NOAA POES
Northern Hemi Auroral Map
|
Southern Hemi Auroral Map
|
Instruments on board the NOAA Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) continually monitor the power flux carried by the protons and electrons that produce aurora in the atmosphere. SWPC has developed a technique that uses the power flux observations obtained during a single pass of the satellite over a polar region (which takes about 25 minutes) to estimate the total power deposited in an entire polar region by these auroral particles. The power input estimate is converted to an auroral activity index that ranges from 1 to 10.
Credits:
Space Weather Images and Information (excluded from copyright) courtesy of: NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center, Mauna Loa Solar Observatory (HAO/NCAR), and SOHO (ESA & NASA).Space Weather links:
3-Day Forecast of Solar and Geophysical Activity
Space Weather Now
Real-Time Solar Wind
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
The Very Latest SOHO Images