Viewing archive of Monday, 17 February 2025 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
218 -530 -2C1.21M1.1171

Sunspot regions

Region 13986

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 80 -10 HSX N05W91
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C1.6

Region 13989

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 250 -20 HHX N18W42
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13990

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
17 -25 250 -30 CKO S08W28
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13991

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -5 10 -10 AXX S13W11
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13992

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
17 12 90 20 EAI S05W82
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C2.2 C5.9 C2.6 M1.1 C1.8

Region 13993

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -1 250 40 HHX N15E20
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13994

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -5 10 -30 BXO S21W46
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13995

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 30 -10 HRX S23W72
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13996

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
21 4 350 250 EKO S17E37
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13997

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 -46 50 10 CAI N03E13
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C5.7

Region 13998

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
16 12 150 60 DAI S14E52
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C2.2 C3.7 C2.7 C2.9 C2.2 C3.9 C3.9 C4.4 C2.3 C2.3 C2.1 C2.4 C2.4

Region 13999

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 2 30 10 CRO N05E38
HMIIF
HMIBC

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

Gillam, MB, Yellowknife, NT
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (561.1 km/sec.)

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