Sunspot region AR8996

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2000/05/12 3 150 DAO S18E77
2000/05/13 10 520 DKI S21E67
2000/05/14 16 1210 EKI S22E57
2000/05/15 26 1140 EKC S21E44
2000/05/16 45 1280 EKC S21E31
2000/05/17 41 1240 EKC S20E18
2000/05/18 53 1280 EKC S21E03
2000/05/19 53 1230 EKC S21W09
2000/05/20 42 950 EKC S21W22
2000/05/21 44 870 EKC S21W35
2000/05/22 39 810 EKC S21W49
2000/05/23 22 460 EKC S20W63
2000/05/24 12 300 EHI S20W77
2000/05/25 7 260 DSI S22W89
CM
236

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8996

Start Maximum End
1M1.872000/05/2405:3005:4606:00
2M1.172000/05/2110:1910:2310:26
3M1.12000/05/1303:1803:2303:27
4M1.12000/05/1700:0900:2000:27
5M1.082000/05/1409:1409:1810:00
6M1.052000/05/1410:3110:3810:45
7C9.642000/05/1307:2607:3207:34
8C9.52000/05/1222:4222:4422:47
9C7.942000/05/1713:1013:2113:30
10C6.52000/05/1801:2401:5001:56

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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