Watching the solar background x-ray flux steadily rise over the past three days into C-class flare range and climbing now into M-class range in the past 12 hours or so.

A new incoming sunspot (3372) has been firing off a couple of upper M-class flares today, but it is the general background that seems interesting.

I don't know if this noteworthy or not, but I haven't seen it before that I can recall. Usually see it in the B range and occassionally low C.

Eyes on and if any sunfags know anything about sustained elevated x-ray background, please pipe up.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard

https://www.solarham.net/index.htm

>>19163596

That don't look good.

>>19163754

https://twitter.com/i/status/1678803841578409984

>>19164043

It wasn't the flares I was pointing out…it's the background xray level has been climbing for three days and especially so the past 14 hours; to the point it was about to be a steady M level without any flares. Just a heads up to monitor as it was unusual. The sun is one of a few things that can send us back to oxcarts, but with a little warning at least…so it gets watched. Not fear, prudence.

>>19164150

Yeah, seems high. What it means? Who knows, but if dawn broke 4 hours early, I'd pay attention to that too, despite being as clueless as I am about this.