Viewing archive of Monday, 26 August 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
105 -311 1C5M2.5753

Sunspot regions

Region 10080

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 60 CSO N14W70

Region 10083

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 -18 120 -50 DAO S17W41

Region 10084

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 -8 70 DAO S16W26

Region 10085

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
19 -5 520 20 DKO S08W09

Region 10087

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
15 -4 410 80 DKI S07E34

Region 10088

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
13 -3 200 80 DAI S23W54

Region 10089

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 -10 AXX S16E47

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 19:50 UTC

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

Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Kuopio, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå, Sundsvall, Umeå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (520.3 km/sec.)
The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-5.44nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.95

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