INFO FROM SIDC – RWC BELGIUM 2014 Oct 22 12:44:19
INFO FROM SIDC – RWC BELGIUM 2014 Oct 22 12:44:19
Three M-class flares were detected in the past 24 hours, all of them
produced by the Catania sunspot group 88 (NOAA AR 2192). The strongest
flare was the M8.7 flare peaking at 01:59 UT. Based on the still incomplete
SOHO/LASCO data and the absence of conspicuous eruptive signatures in the
SDO/AIA data, we conclude that there was no CME associated with this flare.
We expect flaring activity mostly on the M-level in this group, with a good
chance for an X-class flare. As the Catania sunspot group 88 approaches the
solar central meridian, a major eruption in this active region may lead to
a geoeffective CME and a proton event.The Earth is currently inside a slow
(around 460 km/s) solar wind flow with average (around 5 nT) interplanetary
magnetic field magnitude. The geomagnetic conditions are quiet and are
expected to remain so.
Three M-class flares were detected in the past 24 hours, all of them
produced by the Catania sunspot group 88 (NOAA AR 2192). The
