The past few days, sunspot region 2734 faced Earth. While the sunspot region wasn't very complex it was the first proper sunspot region in quite some time and produced a couple of small solar flares. The two most noteworthy events were a C1.3 solar flare on 8 March and a B6.5 solar flare on 9 March. While B and C class solar flares aren't very interesting normally, these two events showed signs that they might have ejected some solar plasma into space. Keep on reading to find out more...
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| Last X-flare | 2026/02/04 | X4.21 |
| Last M-flare | 2026/03/18 | M2.7 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2026/03/21 | Kp7 (G3) |
| Spotless days | |
|---|---|
| Last 365 days | 3 days |
| 2026 | 3 days (4%) |
| Last spotless day | 2026/02/24 |
| Monthly mean Sunspot Number | |
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| February 2026 | 78.2 -34.3 |
| March 2026 | 76.1 -2.1 |
| Last 30 days | 65.3 -33.8 |