[ADXA] A big sunspot is facing Earth

[Bill Priakos]

Go 6 meters…..bp…….A BIG SUNSPOT IS FACING EARTH: Sunspot 3961 is one of the largest sunspots of Solar Cycle 25. After days of impressive growth<https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/19jan25/bigspot_crop_strip.gif>, it is now directly facing Earth with a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class<https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10109> solar flares. A geoeffective explosion may be in the offing. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text<https://spaceweatheralerts.com/>.

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Solar wind
speed: 607.3 km/sec
density: 2.38 protons/cm3
more data: ACE<https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/ace-mag-swepam-24-hour.gif>, DSCOVR<https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/real-time-solar-wind>
Updated: Today at 1250 UT
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X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C5 0837 UT Jan20
24-hr: C8  1708 UT Jan19
explanation<https://spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html> | more data<https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/goes-x-ray-flux>
Updated: Today at: 1255 UT
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Daily Sun: 20 Jan 25[https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/20jan25/hmi200.gif]<https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/20jan25/hmi1898.gif>
Expand: labels<https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/19jan25/hmi1898.gif> | no labels<https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/19jan25/hmi4096_blank.jpg> | Carrington<https://www.spaceweather.com/images2025/19jan25/hmi4096_blank_carrington.jpg>



Sunspot 3961 has an unstable 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that poses a threat for X-class<https://www.spaceweather.com/glossary/flareclasses.html> solar flares. Photo credit: NASA/SDO
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Sunspot number: 143
What is the sunspot number?
<https://spaceweather.com/glossary/sunspotnumber.html>Updated 20 Jan 2025

https://www.spaceweather.com

good luck!  73!

Bill Priakos – W5SJ/4
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