Viewing archive of Monday, 22 October 2012 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
86 110B8.29M6.6551

Sunspot regions

Region 11591

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 120 10 HSX N07W47

Region 11593

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 40 -30 DSO N15W05

Solar flares on this day

C9.14 C1.91

Region 11596

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
9 3 460 180 EHO N07E33

Region 11597

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 -1 40 -50 DSO S22W69

Region 11598

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 3 270 170 DHI S12E70

Solar flares on this day

C4.98 C2.33 M7.26

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Iqaluit, NU
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Reykjavik

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