Viewing archive of Friday, 28 December 2012 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
54 -240 -2B2.86B5.46

Sunspot regions

Region 11635

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
21 -16 120 -40 DSI N13W45

Solar flares on this day

B4.93

Region 11636

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 10 AXX N09E30

Region 11637

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 AXX N06E34

Region 11638

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 80 HSX N12E67

Region 11639

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 50 DAO S16E67

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

Reykjavik

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

Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä
Trondheim
Kiruna, Luleå, Sundsvall, Umeå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (524.7 km/sec.)
The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-5nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.57
A southern hemisphere coronal hole was detected in an earth-facing position on Tuesday, 8 April 2025

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