Sunspot region AR11566

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2012/09/04 1 60 HAX N24E76
2012/09/05 1 60 HAX N22E64
2012/09/06 1 60 HSX N22E50
2012/09/07 2 70 HSX N22E39
2012/09/08 2 70 CAO N23E26
2012/09/09 1 60 HSX N22E12
2012/09/10 1 60 HSX N23E01
2012/09/11 1 60 HSX N23W12
2012/09/12 3 40 HSX N23W25
2012/09/13 2 40 HSX N23W39
2012/09/14 1 50 HSX N23W51
2012/09/15 2 30 HSX N22W65
2012/09/16 1 10 HRX N23W76
2012/09/17 1 10 HRX N23W89
BC
11

The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 11566

Start Maximum End
1C1.372012/09/1522:5322:5923:05
2B4.232012/09/1423:2423:4123:51

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

Whitehorse, YT

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