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Sunspot region AR12961

Number of
sunspots		 Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2022/03/03 6 40 CAO S13E05
2022/03/04 7 50 CAO S13W17
2022/03/05 7 30 CRO S13W29
2022/03/06 1 10 AXX S14W43
2022/03/07 3 10 BXO S14W57
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The top 4 solar flares from sunspot region 12961

Start Maximum End
1C1.32022/03/0623:4900:0100:11
2C1.12022/03/0714:5815:0415:10
3B9.02022/03/0708:2308:3008:34
4B8.72022/03/0807:4107:5107:57
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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

Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Tromsø
Kiruna
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.46

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