Sunspot region AR8971

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2000/04/22 3 400 EKO N18E67
2000/04/23 12 600 FKO N17E54
2000/04/24 16 860 FKO N18E41
2000/04/25 15 910 EKO N18E28
2000/04/26 24 830 FKO N18E16
2000/04/27 22 850 EKI N18E02
2000/04/28 17 710 FKO N18W11
2000/04/29 24 780 FKO N18W22
2000/04/30 9 670 EKO N18W36
2000/05/01 11 730 EKO N21W48
2000/05/02 9 860 EKO N20W61
2000/05/03 9 640 EKO N19W74
2000/05/04 6 370 CKO N18W85
CM
91

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8971

Start Maximum End
1M4.12000/05/0214:4214:5114:56
2C2.992000/04/2215:5415:5916:05
3C2.872000/05/0207:1007:1707:23
4C2.12000/04/2408:3408:3808:40
5C1.812000/04/2718:2618:3018:32
6C1.762000/04/2623:0023:0423:08
7C1.262000/04/2715:4715:5015:55
8C1.182000/04/3016:1116:1816:24
9C1.132000/04/3020:4320:4520:49
10C1.092000/04/3016:3516:3816:43

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
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (12.48nT), the direction is slightly South (-6.6nT).

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