Sunspot region AR12599

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2016/10/04 2 200 HAX S12E71
2016/10/05 5 400 CHO S15E59
2016/10/06 6 460 CKO S14E46
2016/10/07 4 410 HKX S15E31
2016/10/08 4 370 HKX S15E18
2016/10/09 12 400 CKO S15E06
2016/10/10 10 400 CKO S15W10
2016/10/11 9 250 CKO S15W21
2016/10/12 6 270 CKO S15W32
2016/10/13 5 190 DAO S14W49
2016/10/14 5 140 DAO S15W60
2016/10/15 3 120 DAO S15W74
2016/10/16 1 60 HAX S15W88
2016/10/17 1 60 HAX S15W0*
BC
13

The top 4 solar flares from sunspot region 12599

Start Maximum End
1C1.612016/10/1211:5111:5511:59
2C1.32016/10/1411:1911:2611:33
3C1.022016/10/1611:2711:3511:42
4B4.932016/10/1017:3617:4017:43

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

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