Viewing archive of Thursday, 22 October 1998 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
60 -390 -1B5.29C2.247

Sunspot regions

Region 8361

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -6 10 -40 HSX N15W94

Region 8362

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 2 10 BXO N18W08

Region 8363

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 -5 30 BXO N24W36

Region 8364

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 1 10 10 BXO N18W27

Region 8365

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
19 11 120 100 CAI S28W34

Solar flares on this day

C1.17 C1.5 C2.24

Region 8367

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 40 CRO N16E00

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 00:01 UTC

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

Nuuk
Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi
Reykjavik
Kiruna, Luleå
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (13.72nT), the direction is slightly South (-6.61nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-50nT)

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