Sunspot region AR11696

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2013/03/12 6 40 CSO N05E34
2013/03/13 12 150 DSI N05E04
2013/03/14 15 150 EAI N05W09
2013/03/15 14 140 EAI N05W22
2013/03/16 10 190 EAI N04W36
2013/03/17 16 190 EAI N05W49
2013/03/18 16 190 EAI N05W63
2013/03/19 10 180 EAI N05W77
BC
13

The top 4 solar flares from sunspot region 11696

Start Maximum End
1C3.232013/03/1510:3910:4410:46
2C22013/03/1316:1516:2016:25
3C1.532013/03/1515:0915:1715:22
4B9.662013/03/1700:5100:5401:02

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

Yellowknife, NT
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (678.4 km/sec.)

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