Sunspot region AR12981
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/03/31 | 11 | 30 | DRI | S26E31 | |
| 2022/04/01 | 19 | 80 | DRI | S26E17 | |
| 2022/04/02 | 17 | 80 | CRI | S26E04 | |
| 2022/04/03 | 16 | 120 | CRI | S25W08 | |
| 2022/04/04 | 8 | 110 | CRO | S23W25 | |
| 2022/04/05 | 6 | 50 | CRO | S24W36 | |
| 2022/04/06 | 5 | 40 | BXO | S18W50 | |
| 2022/04/07 | 3 | 20 | BXO | S25W63 | |
| 2022/04/08 | 4 | 20 | CAO | S23W78 | |
| 2022/04/09 | 1 | 10 | AXX | S23W92 |
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The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12981
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C6.5 | 2022/04/02 | 07:39 | 07:43 | 07:50 | |
| 2 | C5.8 | 2022/04/01 | 02:27 | 02:34 | 02:40 | |
| 3 | C5.5 | 2022/03/31 | 19:29 | 19:33 | 19:49 | |
| 4 | C5.0 | 2022/04/01 | 22:36 | 22:44 | 22:48 | |
| 5 | C4.4 | 2022/04/01 | 07:14 | 07:22 | 07:31 | |
| 6 | C3.9 | 2022/04/02 | 04:56 | 05:05 | 05:12 | |
| 7 | C3.0 | 2022/04/01 | 02:55 | 03:04 | 03:10 | |
| 8 | C2.5 | 2022/04/01 | 05:09 | 05:17 | 05:24 | |
| 9 | C2.4 | 2022/03/31 | 13:07 | 13:16 | 13:41 | |
| 10 | C2.3 | 2022/04/01 | 04:00 | 04:02 | 04:12 |
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
Gillam, MB, Whitehorse, YT, Yellowknife, NTFairbanks, AK, Juneau, AK, Utqiagvik, AK
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