Viewing archive of Tuesday, 24 January 2012 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
105 -30B8.29C3.623

Sunspot regions

Region 11401

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
22 1 170 -90 ESO N16W39

Solar flares on this day

C1.92

Region 11402

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
11 3 290 -80 CKO N28W36

Solar flares on this day

C3.62

Region 11405

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 4 30 20 CSO N13W24

Region 11407

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 -3 50 -20 DSO N16W53

Region 11408

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 100 30 HSX N08E44

Region 11409

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 100 90 CAO N09E27

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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

Iqaluit, NU
Nuuk
Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna, Luleå
The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-5.71nT).

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