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Sunspot region 2674

We admit! We have been ignoring sunspot region 2674 since it appeared on the solar disk a few days ago. It was a large sunspot region at the time with two massive sunspots. It however wasn't all that complicated and there wasn't much of a risk that it would produce a strong solar flare. That changed however during the past 12 hours or so. Keep on reading to find out what sparked our sudden interest in this sunspot region.

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 16:44 UTC

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

Surgut

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

Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg

The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (16.17nT), the direction is moderately South (-16.09nT).

The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts strong storm conditions right now (-150nT)

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