Viewing archive of Tuesday, 8 December 2015 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
58 81B3.29C9.663

Sunspot regions

Region 12462

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 10 HRX N09E16
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12463

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 80 -30 ESO S11E24
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

B4.63 C1.4 C9.63

Region 12464

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 -10 AXX S12E39
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12465

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 40 HAX S05E58
HMIIF
HMIBC

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

Whitehorse, YT, Yellowknife, NT
Anchorage, AK, Fairbanks, AK, Juneau, AK

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