Viewing archive of Monday, 8 April 2002 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
245 181 -2C1.57C8.8313

Sunspot regions

Region 9885

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -11 170 -150 DAO N13W80

Region 9886

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 -10 90 -30 DSO N14W67

Region 9887

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
15 -13 560 -70 EKO N02W56

Solar flares on this day

C2.15

Region 9888

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 160 20 HKX S11W45

Solar flares on this day

C3

Region 9892

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 1 10 BXO N05W06

Region 9893

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
26 5 360 -10 FKI N18E27

Region 9896

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 80 -30 HSX S11E47

Region 9897

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
9 4 70 20 DSO S02W17

Region 9898

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 2 30 -10 BXO S18E53

Solar flares on this day

C2.89 C3.3

Region 9899

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 180 20 HSX N18E59

Solar flares on this day

C3.01 C6.81 C3.07 C8.84

Region 9900

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 80 DSO S29E07

Region 9901

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 60 BXO N20E37

Solar flares on this day

C7.35 C3.03

Region 9902

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 120 HAX N11E75

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 20:16 UTC

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

Reykjavik
Tromsø
Kiruna
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (597.9 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (19.85nT), the direction is North (9.06nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-53nT)

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