The Sun is sending Earth some extra x-radiation today.
| GOES 12 | GOES 11 | |||||
| Cur | 2236 | M5.4 | Ratio 0.197 | 2236 | M5.2 | Ratio 0.203 |
| Beg | 2107 | B1.1 | 2107 | B1.0 | ||
| Max | 2215 | X1.5 | Int 1.22-01 J m-2 | 2215 | X1.4 | Int 1.17-01 J m-2 |
| End | 2226 | M7.4 | 2226 | M7.1 | ||
This GOES X-ray flux plot contains 1 minute averages of solar X-ray output in the 1-8 Angstrom (0.1-0.8 nm) and 0.5-4.0 Angstrom (0.05-0.4 nm) passbands. Data from both operational GOES satellites are included.
Some data dropouts will occur during satellite eclipses.
SEC alerts are issued at the M5 (5x10E-5 Watts/m2) and X1 (1x10E-4 Watts/m2) levels, based upon 1-minute data.
Large X-ray bursts cause short wave fades for HF propagation paths through the sunlit hemisphere. Some large flares are accompanied by strong solar radio bursts that may interfere with satellite downlinks.