Viewing archive of Monday, 12 October 1998 - Sunspot regions

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Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
76 80B4.43C3.172

Sunspot regions

Region 8350

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -7 80 -30 HAX N20W53

Region 8355

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
16 -1 110 -70 DSO S22E10

Solar flares on this day

C1.44

Region 8356

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
9 -7 10 -40 BXO N21W42

Region 8357

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 AXX S34E33

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Current data suggests there is a moderate possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Oulu, Rovaniemi
Arkhangelsk, Norilsk, Vorkuta

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Kuopio
Sundsvall, Umeå

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following middle latitude regions in the near future

Tampere
Petrozavodsk, Syktyvkar
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (520.2 km/sec.)

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