THE SUN TODAY--->M-Class Solar Flare

Coinciding with MERCURY MAX DECLINATION TODAY

 Sunspot AR2473 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HM

• Planetary K-index Now Kp=2

• Solar wind speed: 437.4 km/sec

• density: 5.1 protons/cm³

X-ray Solar Flares

    6-hr max: M1 1249 UT Dec28
    24-hr: M1 1249 UT Dec28

Updated: Today at: 1400 UT