Viewing archive of Thursday, 3 May 2012 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
107 111B4.86C3.335

Sunspot regions

Region 11467

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 10 BXO N13W35

Region 11469

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
12 2 140 50 ESO S23W39

Solar flares on this day

C1.47

Region 11470

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 10 BXO S15E07

Region 11471

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 -1 320 10 EHO S21E19

Solar flares on this day

C1.07

Region 11472

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 50 -10 ESO S28E01

Region 11473

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 -1 60 20 DSO S21W53

Region 11474

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 HSX N14E71

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