Sunspot region AR11470

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2012/04/29 3 40 CSO S17E61
2012/04/30 3 40 CSO S16E47
2012/05/01 2 10 BXO S15E32
2012/05/03 3 10 BXO S15E07
2012/05/04 10 10 BXO S15W07
2012/05/05 7 20 CRO S15W20
2012/05/06 2 10 BXO S15W31
2012/05/07 5 30 CRO S15W43
2012/05/08 5 30 CRO S15W57
2012/05/09 2 30 CRO S19W68
C
5

The top 5 solar flares from sunspot region 11470

Start Maximum End
1C5.712012/05/0104:3504:4304:47
2C4.282012/05/0603:1303:2503:37
3C2.932012/05/0505:5506:3907:01
4C2.62012/05/0419:2219:2819:32
5C2.162012/04/2723:0023:0323:06

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 maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.76

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