Viewing archive of Thursday, 11 May 2023 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
152 -21 1C1.19M2.282

Sunspot regions

Region 13293

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -3 10 AXX N10W74
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C2.9

Region 13294

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 130 CSO S08W51
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C4.1 M2.2 M1.8

Region 13296

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
16 -12 260 -30 EKC N16W63
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.9 C2.5 C3.2 C3.0 C6.2 C1.8 C3.4

Region 13297

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 -6 320 -80 EKI N10W43
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13300

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -2 50 DAO N10W27
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13301

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 1 120 HSX N14E41
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13302

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 2 80 50 CSO N18E45
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13303

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 10 -20 BXO S11E27
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13304

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 10 BXO N22E20
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 (596.2 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.34nT), the direction is North (6.82nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-87nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.01

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