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Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
49 191B1.71B8.96

Sunspot regions

Region 12593

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 -4 70 10 DAO N08W45
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12595

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 110 DSO N08W0*

Solar flares on this day

B3.07

Region 12596

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 30 CAO N05W58
HMIIF
HMIBC

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Active geomagnetic conditions

Observed Kp: 4
Threshold reached: 23:02 UTC

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

Tórshavn
Oulu
Reykjavik
Luleå

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