Viewing archive of Monday, 9 August 2010 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
53 71 1B1.27B2.59

Sunspot regions

Region 11092

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 180 50 HSX N13W74

Region 11093

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 140 10 CSO N11E15

Solar flares on this day

B2.14

Region 11095

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 10 HRX S17E08

Solar flares on this day

B1.92

Region 11096

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 AXX N22W05

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G4 - Severe geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 8
Threshold reached: 20:54 UTC

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi
Luleå

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

Kuopio
Bergen, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk
Sundsvall, Umeå

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

Helsinki, Tampere, Turku
Petrozavodsk, Syktyvkar
The density of the solar wind is moderate (23.49 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (12.3nT), the direction is North (5.65nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts strong storm conditions right now (-147nT)

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