Viewing archive of Saturday, 27 September 2014 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
159 -441 1C1.43C4.4741

Sunspot regions

Region 12169

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 -10 AXX N07W56
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12170

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 10 AXX N12W52
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12171

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 -1 130 30 EAO S11W28
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12172

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
55 26 500 50 EKC S11W05
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.31 C3.88

Region 12173

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
16 50 CAO S17W10
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.18 C3.52

Region 12175

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
30 5 240 160 DAC N16W25
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12176

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 3 10 BXO N07E28
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12177

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 4 80 50 DAO N12E67
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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