Viewing archive of Tuesday, 6 January 2009 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
00A0.0A0.54

Sunspot regions

There were no sunspot regions on the earth-facing solar disc on this day

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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

Gillam, MB, Yellowknife, NT

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

Edmonton, AB, Iqaluit, NU, Saskatoon, SK
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The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-6.5nT).
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