Solar Demon Flare Detection (qlk)

Quick-look! running in real time on SDO/AIA 94 QKL data
3 minute cadence, typical delay 15 minutes
(detection version 1.00)

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Detector 24h operating status:

Last processed image:

111 hours and 48 minutes ago (2026-02-18 10:12 UTC)

Last detected flare:
   116 hours and 45 minutes ago (2026-02-18 05:15 UTC)

Animations and brightness graph
   fixed brightness
   adaptive brightness

location of flare 33684

Flare 33684

Details for flare #: 33684
time seq # brightness size lat lon X,Y in R☉ dist.
R☉ Blooming Img ID

2026-02-18 05:06:00 1 8.3 40 8.0 41.7 0.66, 0.23 0.70 0 3676236

2026-02-18 05:09:00 2 13.7 58 8.1 41.8 0.67, 0.23 0.70 0 3676239

2026-02-18 05:12:00 3 8.5 38 8.0 41.9 0.67, 0.23 0.71 0 3676240

2026-02-18 05:15:00 4 4.2 31 8.0 42.5 0.67, 0.23 0.71 0 3676241

Solar Demon estimated flare class:
B5

Goes X-RAY flux timeline:
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under the grant agreement nr. 263506 [AFFECTS], and grant agreement nr. 263252 [COMESEP]
Solar Demon is still under construction.
( Legal notices - SWSC (Volume 5, A18, 2015) research article:Solar Demon - an approach to detecting flares, dimmings, and EUV waves on SDO/AIA images )

time	seq #	brightness	size	lat	lon	X,Y in R☉	dist. R☉	Img ID
2026-02-18 05:06:00	1	8.3	40	8.0	41.7	0.66, 0.23	0.70	3676236
2026-02-18 05:09:00	2	13.7	58	8.1	41.8	0.67, 0.23	0.70	3676239
2026-02-18 05:12:00	3	8.5	38	8.0	41.9	0.67, 0.23	0.71	3676240
2026-02-18 05:15:00	4	4.2	31	8.0	42.5	0.67, 0.23	0.71	3676241