Moderate M3.3 solar flare at northeast limb

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A new and active Sunspot is now rotating into view on the northeast limb. It produced a moderate M3.3 solar flare at 17:45 UTC on Friday afternoon. All of the other current regions have been stable since the C3.3 flare around 1423 on Thursday. The new and active Sunspot now rotating into view on the northeast limb, appears to be a very large region. This sunspot group should be numbered 1428 on Saturday. 

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An R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout occurred at 1746 UTC (12:46 p.m. EST) today, March 2. The site of the eruption was a new region just now appearing on the Northeast limb. SWPC Forecasters will be monitoring this area closely as it further reveals itself over the next 24 hours. Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu, satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.

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CURRENT CONDITIONS

Solar wind
speed: 419.8 km/sec
density: 0.4 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: M3 1746 UT Mar02
24-hr: M3 1746 UT Mar02

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal6.4 nT
Bz0.6 nT south 

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