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Sunspot region AR12303

Number of
sunspots		 Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2015/03/18 1 400 HKX N19E65
2015/03/19 1 100 HAX N19E51
2015/03/20 2 70 HAX N18E39
2015/03/21 2 110 HSX N19E25
2015/03/22 1 120 HSX N19E11
2015/03/23 4 100 CSO N20W02
2015/03/24 3 90 CSO N20W15
2015/03/25 7 100 CAO N19W30
2015/03/26 4 80 CAO N20W42
2015/03/27 2 70 HSX N20W54
2015/03/28 1 50 CAO N18W66
2015/03/29 3 50 DAO N18W78
2015/03/30 4 50 DAO N18W92
2015/03/31 4 50 DAO N18W0*
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The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12303

Start Maximum End
1C6.732015/03/3001:3801:5202:14
2C5.922015/03/3021:3822:0522:16
3C4.682015/03/2915:2415:3015:38
4C4.282015/03/2906:5006:5607:26
5C3.872015/03/2913:1813:2313:31
6C3.492015/03/3012:4612:5513:02
7C3.432015/03/2816:0316:0716:14
8C3.372015/03/2910:3710:4210:44
9C2.592015/03/2820:4420:5120:54
10C2.542015/03/2914:1314:1914:23
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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

Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (549.4 km/sec.)
A southern hemisphere coronal hole was detected in an earth-facing position on Friday, 14 March 2025

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