Viewing archive of Saturday, 23 February 2002 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
176 152 -1C1.57M1.0181

Sunspot regions

Region 9830

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
32 3 440 -90 FKI S19W34

Solar flares on this day

C3.85 C3.02 C6.26 M1.01

Region 9834

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 10 HSX N03E13

Region 9835

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 110 -60 DAO S08W87

Region 9837

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 5 120 -20 CAO N09E44

Region 9838

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 20 CSO N05W31

Region 9839

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -2 0 -10 AXX S17W06

Solar flares on this day

C3.2

Region 9840

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 20 CSO S12E58

Region 9841

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 60 DAO S21W20

Solar flares on this day

C7.02

Region 9842

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 10 AXX S18E03

Region 9843

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 20 AXX S26E58

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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

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

Edmonton, AB, Saskatoon, SK, Yellowknife, NT
Juneau, AK, Utqiagvik, AK
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (11.12nT), the direction is slightly South (-6.08nT).
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