Viewing archive of Friday, 26 April 2013 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
104 110 -1B9.86M1.0191

Sunspot regions

Region 11726

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
20 3 600 -400 EKC N13W93
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M1.01 C2.18 C4.87 C5.07 C6.39 C2.45 C3.27 C3.97 C8.21

Region 11727

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 10 -20 AXX N25W39
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11728

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 60 10 HSX N19E24
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11729

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 20 -20 CRO S15W49
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11730

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 100 40 DAO S18E20
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11731

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 6 300 30 DKC N09E51
HMIIF
HMIBC

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 20:16 UTC

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (596.2 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.34nT), the direction is North (6.82nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-87nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.01

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