Viewing archive of Thursday, 28 August 2014 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
78 -41 1B5C2.765

Sunspot regions

Region 12146

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -5 240 -60 DAI N07W72
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C2.3 C1.07 C2.72

Region 12148

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 2 10 BXO N08W51
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12149

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
13 -3 160 -30 EAI N10W04
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12150

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 7 120 20 CAO S14E08
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12151

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 140 30 HAX S08E19
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

B8.81 B7.97 B9.82

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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

Reykjavik
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, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk
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

Tampere
Petrozavodsk
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (19.62nT), the direction is slightly South (-4.4nT).

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