The geomagnetic field was quiet to active on June 9 due to effects from CH671. Solar wind speed at SOHO ranged between 563 and 684 km/s.
Solar flux at 17h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 131.4 (decreasing 25.6 over the last solar rotation, the measurement at 20h UT was flare enhanced). The 90 day 10.7 flux at 1 AU was 125.5. The Potsdam WDC planetary A index was 14 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 14.0). Three hour interval K indices: 43323332 (planetary), 43333*** (Boulder).
The background x-ray flux is at the class B5 level.
At the time of counting spots (see image time), spots were observed in 12 active regions using 2K resolution (SN: 243) and 8 active regions using 1K resolution (SN: 143) SDO images on the visible solar disk.
Region 12360 [N15W30] decayed slowly and simplified
magnetically. C class flaring is possible.
Region 12361 [N19W02] decayed slowly and quietly.
Region 12362 [N07E03] was quiet and simplified magnetically.
Region 12364 [S05E24] decayed slowly producing a low level C flare. This
is a reversed polarities region.
Region 12365 [S13E21] decayed slowly and quietly. The region has reversed
polarities.
Region 12366 [N17E19] was quiet and stable.
Spotted regions not numbered (or interpreted differently) by SWPC:
S4530 [N13E13] reemerged with penumbra spots.
S4531 [S07E32] lost the trailing spots and was quiet.
New region S4532 [N07E15] emerged with penumbra
spots.
New region S4533 [S32E50] emerged with a penumbra spot.
New region S4534 [S22E00] was observed with a penumbra spot.
New region S4535 [S07E04] emerged with penubmra spots.
C2+ flares:
| Magnitude | Peak time (UTC) | Location | AR | Recorded by | Comment |
| C5.8 | 03:53 | 12360 | GOES14 | ||
| C2.8/1F | 20:01 | S04E24 | 12364 | GOES15 | CME? |
June 7-9: No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed. In limited imagery a CME was observed mostly off the east and northeast limb late on June 9. This may be associated with the C2 event in AR 12364.
[Coronal hole
history (since October 2002)]
[Compare today's report to the situation one solar rotation ago:
28 days ago
27 days ago
26 days ago]
A recurrent trans equatorial coronal hole (CH672) will likely rotate across the central meridian on June 10-11.
Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along paths north of due west over upper middle latitudes is poor. Propagation on long distance northeast-southwest paths is fair.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to unsettled on June 10 due to effects from CH671. Quiet conditions are likely on June 11-12. Effects from CH672 could cause quiet to active conditions on June 13-14.
| Coronal holes (1) | Coronal mass ejection (2) | M and X class flares (3) |
1) Effects from a coronal hole could reach Earth within the
next 5 days. When the high speed stream has arrived the color changes to green.
2) Effects from a CME are likely to be observed at Earth within 96 hours.
3) There is a possibility of either M or X class flares within the next 48
hours.
Green: 0-30% probability, Yellow: 30-70% probability, Red: 70-100% probability.
(Click on image for 2K resolution)
Compare to the previous day's image.
When available the active region map has a coronal hole polarity overlay where red (pink) is negative and blue is positive.
Data for all numbered solar regions according to the Solar Region Summary provided by NOAA/SWPC. Comments are my own, as is the STAR spot count (spots observed at or inside a few hours before midnight) and data for regions not numbered by SWPC or where SWPC has observed no spots. SWPC active region numbers in the table below and in the active region map above are the historic SWPC/USAF numbers.
| Active region | Date numbered detected |
Spot count | Location at midnight | Area | Classification | SDO / HMI 4K continuum image with magnetic polarity overlays |
Comment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWPC | Magnetic (SDO) |
SWPC | STAR | Current | Previous | ||||||
| 2K | 1K | ||||||||||
| 12358 | 2015.05.31 | S03W51 |
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| S4518 | 2015.06.01 | S18W66 | |||||||||
| 12360 | 2015.06.01 2015.06.03 |
20 | 44 | 22 | N15W31 | 0120 | EAI | EAI | images/AR_12360_20150609_2345.png | images/AR_12360_20150608_2345.png | |
| 12361 | 2015.06.03 2015.06.04 |
5 | 21 | 10 | N17W04 | 0040 | CAO | CRO |
 |
images/AR_12361_20150608_2345.png | location: N19W02 |
| 12362 | 2015.06.03 2015.06.04 |
11 | 26 | 15 | N06W01 | 0100 | DSO | DSO |
 |
 |
location: N07E03 |
| 12363 | 2015.06.04 2015.06.05 |
N04W75 | |||||||||
| S4526 | 2015.06.04 | S12W14 | |||||||||
| 12365 | 2015.06.05 2015.06.06 |
6 | 4 | 2 | S13E22 | 0060 | CAO | CAO |
 |
 |
area: 0110 reversed polarities |
| 12364 | 2015.06.05 2015.06.06 |
3 | 4 | 4 | S07E24 | 0010 | AXX | CRO |
 |
 |
reversed polarities location: S05E24 |
| 12366 | 2015.06.06 2015.06.07 |
5 | 13 | 8 | N17E19 | 0020 | CRO | DRI |
 |
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|
| S4530 | 2015.06.07 | 3 | 1 | N13E13 | 0005 | AXX |
 |
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| S4531 | 2015.06.08 | 2 | S07E32 | 0005 | AXX |
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| S4532 | 2015.06.09 | 2 | 1 | N07E15 | 0006 | BXO |
 |
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| S4533 | 2015.06.09 | 1 | S32E50 | 0001 | AXX |
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| S4534 | 2015.06.09 | 1 | S22E00 | 0001 | AXX |
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| S4535 | 2015.06.09 | 2 | S07E04 | 0003 | AXX |
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| Total spot count: | 50 | 123 | 63 | ||||||||
| Sunspot number: | 110 | 243 | 143 | (total spot count + 10 * number of spotted regions) | |||||||
| Weighted SN: | 80 | 147 | 87 | (Sum of total spot count + classification weighting for each AR. Classification weighting: X=0, R=3, A/S=5, H/K=10) | |||||||
| Relative sunspot number (Wolf number): | 66 | 85 | 79 | k * (sunspot number). k = 0.6 for SWPC, k = 0.35 for MSN 2K, k = 0.55 for MSN 1K (MSN=Magnetic Sunspot Number) | |||||||
| Month | Average solar flux | International sunspot number (WDC-SILSO) |
Smoothed sunspot number | Average
ap (3) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measured | 1 AU | ||||
| 2014.01 | 157.4 | 152.4 | 81.8 | 77.3 (+1.3) | 5.44 |
| 2014.02 | 170.3 (cycle peak) |
166.3 | 102.3 (cycle peak) | 78.4 (+1.1) | 10.70 |
| 2014.03 | 149.9 | 148.5 | 91.9 | 80.8 (+2.4) | 4.88 |
| 2014.04 | 143.9 | 144.8 | 84.7 | 81.9 (+1.1) (solar max) | 7.88 |
| 2014.05 | 129.7 | 132.9 | 75.2 | 80.5 (-1.4) | 5.75 |
| 2014.06 | 122.0 | 125.8 | 71.0 | 79.7 (-0.8) | 6.72 |
| 2014.07 | 137.4 | 141.8 | 72.5 | 78.5 (-1.2) | 4.50 |
| 2014.08 | 124.7 | 127.9 | 74.7 | 75.5 (-3.0) | 7.71 |
| 2014.09 | 146.6 | 148.1 | 87.6 | 70.8 (-4.7) | 9.78 |
| 2014.10 | 153.4 | 152.9 | 60.6 | 67.3 (-3.5) | 8.96 |
| 2014.11 | 154.8 | 151.4 | 70.1 | 65.4 (-1.9) | 9.33 |
| 2014.12 | 158.7 | 153.8 | 78.0 | (63.5 projected, -1.9) | 11.24 |
| 2015.01 | 141.9 | 137.3 | 67.0 | (61.3 projected, -2.2) | 9.46 |
| 2015.02 | 129.1 | 126.0 | 44.8 | (59.6 projected, -1.7) | 9.92 |
| 2015.03 | 125.9 | 124.6 | 38.4 | (57.2 projected, -2.4) | 16.14 |
| 2015.04 | 128.8 | 129.7 | 54.4 | (54.6 projected, -2.6) | 10.73 |
| 2015.05 | 120.0 | 122.6 | 58.8 | (52.4 projected, -2.2) | 8.29 |
| 2015.06 | (121.1) | 27.1 (2A)/ 90.4 (2B) / 71.1 (2C) | (49.6 projected, -2.8) | (7.8) | |
1) Running average based on the daily 20:00 UTC observed solar flux value at
2800 MHz.
2A) Current impact on the monthly sunspot number based on the Boulder
(NOAA/SWPC) sunspot number (accumulated daily sunspots / month days). The
official WDC-SILSO international sunspot number is typically 30-50% lower. 2B)
Boulder SN current month average to date. 2C) STAR SDO 1K Wolf number 30 day
average.
3) Running average based on the quicklook and definitive Potsdam WDC ap
indices. Values in red are based on the definitive
international
GFZ Potsdam
WDC
ap indices.
This report has been prepared by Jan Alvestad. It is based on the analysis of data from whatever sources are available at the time the report is prepared. All time references are to the UTC day. Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
SDO images are courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.
