Viewing archive of Tuesday, 15 September 2015 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
66 141 1B3.86C1.999

Sunspot regions

Region 12414

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 -7 170 -10 ESO S10W61
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12415

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
16 9 150 20 CAI S22E28
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C1.21 B7.52 C1.06 C1.46 C1.8 C1.95 B8.17 C1.72 C1.42 C1.49

Region 12418

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 200 HSX S15E56
HMIIF
HMIBC

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