Sunspot region AR8260

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1998/06/28 1 40 HSX S21E74
1998/06/29 5 190 FAO S22E64
1998/06/30 16 280 EAC S20E56
1998/07/01 13 210 CAO S22E44
1998/07/02 15 100 CAO S22E30
1998/07/03 10 50 CAO S24E12
1998/07/04 9 30 CRO S23E01
1998/07/05 15 30 CSO S23W14
1998/07/06 16 50 CRO S23W25
1998/07/07 13 20 BXO S23W39
1998/07/08 4 20 BXO S22W48

Active geomagnetic conditions

Observed Kp: 4
Threshold reached: 21:02 UTC

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna, Luleå

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