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Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
93 121 1B5.2C1.293

Sunspot regions

Region 12957

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 30 HSX S16W0*
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12960

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 320 -60 CHO S21W50
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12964

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 60 DSO S23W91
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12965

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
34 19 620 20 FKI N23E25
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C1.0 C2.0

Region 12966

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -3 10 AXX S29W82
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12967

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 30 HSX N17E60
HMIIF
HMIBC

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 20:16 UTC

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (588.9 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.41nT), the direction is North (7.53nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-75nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.01

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