Viewing archive of Friday, 21 April 2000 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
211 322C1.24C6.9713

Sunspot regions

Region 8955

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 -1 170 -90 EAO S21W46

Solar flares on this day

C2.37 C2.57

Region 8958

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 4 60 40 DSO N19W53

Region 8959

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -1 10 AXX S16W78

Region 8962

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 30 HSX N23W15

Region 8963

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
11 -11 60 -20 CAO N16W18

Solar flares on this day

C3.39 C2.51 C1.71 C2.03 C2.69 C1.73 C2.91

Region 8964

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 10 -10 HRX N34W31

Region 8965

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -3 10 BXO S17E26

Region 8966

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 40 -30 HSX S13E38

Region 8967

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 3 200 50 EAO N21E49

Solar flares on this day

C2.81

Region 8968

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
11 7 90 70 DAO S13E14

Region 8969

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 80 HRX N13E62

Region 8970

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 350 HKX S14E77

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