Viewing archive of Thursday, 22 September 2011 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCMX
86 -222 2C2X2.13421

Sunspot regions

Region 11295

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
26 8 380 70 EHC N22W47

Solar flares on this day

C9.57 C5.73 C7.98 C5.93

Region 11296

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -1 20 -10 CRO N26W29

Region 11298

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -1 10 -10 BXO N16W47

Region 11299

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -3 20 -20 CRO S20W53

Region 11300

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 30 -40 CSO N24W86

Region 11301

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 3 210 80 ESO N20E41

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

Nuuk
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The density of the solar wind is moderate (20.53 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (13.08nT), the direction is North (2.26nT).

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