Sunspot region AR12246

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2014/12/22 1 70 HSX N17E78
2014/12/23 1 90 HSX N16E62
2014/12/24 1 70 HSX N17E49
2014/12/25 1 70 HSX N18E36
2014/12/26 1 60 HSX N17E24
2014/12/27 1 60 HSX N17E10
2014/12/28 2 80 HSX N19W04
2014/12/29 1 80 HSX N18W17
2014/12/30 1 70 HSX N17W30
2014/12/31 1 60 HSX N23W43
2015/01/01 1 70 HSX N19W56
2015/01/02 1 50 HSX N19W69
2015/01/03 1 90 HSX N19W83
2015/01/04 1 30 HSX N19W97

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

Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Tromsø
Kiruna
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.45

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