Viewing archive of Sunday, 21 December 2014 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
159 392 1C1.86M1.7962

Sunspot regions

Region 12235

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -3 70 10 HAX S08W70
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12236

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 80 -10 HAX N28W43
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12239

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 -4 50 10 CSO N14W55
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12240

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 50 -10 CAO N10W18
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12241

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
12 -9 660 -60 EKC S11W21
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M1.52

Region 12242

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
24 -10 790 -290 FKC S19W44
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C5.99 C9.66 M1.79 C4.4 C7.54 C7.32

Region 12244

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 50 CAO S05E38
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C7.82

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