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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
105 32 1C2.03C4.497

Sunspot regions

Region 13956

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -4 80 -80 HAX N05W57
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13957

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 AXX N19W98
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13959

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 430 30 DKI N17E23
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.6

Region 13961

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
15 340 120 EKI S09E44
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13962

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -2 120 40 DSO N17E52
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13963

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -3 10 -10 BXO N24W08
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.7

Region 13964

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 180 DAI N07W22
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.0 C3.9 C4.4 C3.8

Region 13965

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 90 HSX N15E64
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C4.2

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Active geomagnetic conditions

Observed Kp: 4
Threshold reached: 20:32 UTC

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna, Luleå

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

Tórshavn
Kuopio
Bergen, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk, Vorkuta
Sundsvall, Umeå

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

Tampere
Petrozavodsk
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (10.62nT), the direction is slightly South (-5.06nT).

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