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Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
56 -230B2.57B5.18

Sunspot regions

Region 11250

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 30 -70 HSX S26W90

Region 11251

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 70 -20 HSX N17W49

Region 11254

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 2 110 30 CSO S22W17

Solar flares on this day

B4.04

Region 11258

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -3 20 -20 HRX N12W65

Region 11259

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
12 9 80 -20 CSO N25E42

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

Reykjavik

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

Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø, Trondheim
Murmansk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, 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
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

Tampere
Petrozavodsk
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (507.2 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (18.92nT), the direction is slightly South (-8.66nT).

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