Viewing archive of Friday, 10 August 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 -190 -1B5.14C6.066

Sunspot regions

Region 11535

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 80 10 HSX N19W70

Region 11537

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 30 10 HSX N13W42

Region 11538

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 3 160 60 DSO S22W47

Region 11539

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 10 -10 AXX S20W29

Region 11540

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 -3 90 CAO S26W21

Region 11542

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 5 190 30 DAI S14E37

Solar flares on this day

C6.07 C3.44 C1.17 C2.11

Region 11543

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 2 260 30 DHO N21E45

Solar flares on this day

C1.26

Region 11544

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 70 DAI S30W06

Solar flares on this day

C3.98

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