Current Solar Activity
On The Lunar Surface
CURRENT SOLAR X-RAY AND
GEOMAGNETIC STATUS ON LUNA
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Solar X-rays:
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Geomagnetic Field: |
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Explanation Of Current Status Level:
Solar X-Ray Solar Status Monitor:
The X-Ray Solar Status Monitor downloads data
periodically from the NOAA Space
Environment Center FTP server. The previous 24 hours of five-minute long-wavelength X-ray
data from each satellite (GOES 8 and GOES 10) is analyzed, and an
appropriate level of activity for the past 24 hours is assigned as
follows:
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Normal: Solar X-ray flux is quiet (< 1.00e-6 W/m^2) |
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Active: Solar X-ray flux is active (>= 1.00e-6
W/m^2) |
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M Class Flare: An M Class flare has occurred (X-ray
flux >= 1.00e-5 W/m^2) |
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X Class Flare: An X Class flare has occurred (X-ray
flux >= 1.00e-4 W/m^2) |
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Mega Flare: An unprecedented X-ray event
has occurred (X-ray flux >= 1.00e-3 W/m^2).
The designation "Mega Flare" was chosen by Kevin Loch
when the status monitor was created on March 4, 1999. There is no
"official" designation for flares in this range.
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Geomagnetic Field Status Monitor:
The Geomagnetic Field Status Monitor downloads data
periodically from the NOAA Space
Environment Center FTP server. The previous 24 hours of three-hour
planetary Kp
Index data is analyzed and an appropriate level of activity for the
past 24 hours is assigned as follows:
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Quiet: the Geomagnetic Field is quiet (Kp<4)
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Active: the Geomagnetic Field is
unsettled/active (Kp=4)
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Storm: A Geomagnetic Storm has occurred (Kp>4)
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