10 December 2023

Solar Activity & SR

Space Observing System

Some data over the past few days.....

SR readings showed high activity from 3 - 6 December 2023 (above & below):

Space Observing System

25 Solar Flares were detected on 5 December 2023:

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun

.....15 on 6 December 2023, 10 on 7 December 2023:

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun


....and 15 on 8 December 2023, 19 on 9 December 2023:

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun

Here's a look at one active burst on 8 December 2023:

SpaceWeather

Let's look at another video showing the same Sunspot (AR3511) with its massive filament spewing out, courtesy of The Sun Today: Solar Facts and Space Weather:

 

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