Viewing archive of Thursday, 3 January 2013 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

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Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
116 262B5C2.453

Sunspot regions

Region 11638

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -4 110 -30 CAO N13W07

Region 11640

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
18 -5 220 40 EAI N28W21

Solar flares on this day

B8.07 C1.33 C2.43

Region 11641

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 50 CSO N05E23

Region 11642

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 140 50 HSX S23E48

Region 11643

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 10 BXO S14E45

Region 11644

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 80 ESO N15E66

Solar flares on this day

C1.12

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

Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna

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

Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi
Kirkenes, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk
Luleå, Umeå

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

Kuopio
Bergen
Sundsvall

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

Helsinki, Tampere, Turku
Petrozavodsk, Syktyvkar
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (538.6 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (11.19nT), the direction is slightly South (-9.98nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-90nT)

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