[NZ4O Spaceweather] Some Solar Cycle 24 Firsts

[Jon Maguire]

Thomas,

We can only hope that this is the brake coming off cycle 24!! The 
flux/SSN increase has made a slight improvement on WSPR 20M reports.

73 es Merry Christmas ... Jon W1MNK

Thomas F. Giella NZ4O wrote:
> Posted Wednesday December 16, 2009 at 1400 UTC at 
> http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm
>
> Sunspot group #11035 near N30W13 has grown into the largest (seven times 
> larger than the Earth) and most magnetically complex (beta-gamma) sunspot 
> group of solar cycle 24. At 0102 UTC the sunspot group released a small C5.3 
> solar flare, the largest solar flare of solar cycle 24. More small C class 
> solar flares are possible, with a chance for an isolated medium size M class 
> solar flare.
>
> #11035 also produced the first partially geoeffective (Earth facing) coronal 
> mass ejection (CME) of solar cycle 24. The CME will arrive at Earth in a 
> approximately two days and could spark a geomagnetic storm and visible 
> aurora. Another geoeffective CME is possible, with an associated sudden 
> ionosphere disturbance (SID) and shortwave fadeout (SWF).
>
> The sunspot count is 38 which is the highest of solar cycle 24. The solar 
> flux index is 82 which is tied for the highest SFI of solar Cycle 24.
>
> With the increased sunspot count we should see improved propagation 
> conditions on 15 and 12 meters.
>
> 73, GUD DX, Merry X-mas & Happy New Year,
> Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
> Lakeland, FL, USA
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