Two M-class solar flares erupted from Region 2182 early Thursday, October 9, 2014. The first event started at 01:30, peaked at 01:41 UTC as M1.3 solar flare and ended at 01:47.
The second M-class erupted immediately after the M1.3.
It started at 01:54, peaked at 01:58 as M1.4 and ended at 02:02 UTC.
Region 2182 has 'beta' magnetic configuration and is located in the southwest quadrant. More information about those two events will be available after the analysis is complete.
NOAA SWPC forecasters estimate 5% chance for M-class and 1% chance for X-class solar flares in the next three days.
Sunspots
There are currently 5 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. Region 2186 (S19E60, Cso/beta) exhibited growth as it rotated onto the visible disk yesterday. All other regions were either stable or in decay. None of them currently poses a threat for strong eruptions.
