Sunspot region AR9280

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2000/12/20 5 260 DAO N10E72
2000/12/21 14 510 DKO N08E61
2000/12/22 15 450 EKO N08E48
2000/12/23 25 540 EKI N09E35
2000/12/24 21 540 EKI N08E22
2000/12/25 29 560 EKI N09E10
2000/12/26 48 420 EAI N09W04
2000/12/27 42 390 EAI N09W18
2000/12/28 25 290 EAI N10W31
2000/12/29 24 330 EAI N08W45
2000/12/30 6 210 EAO N08W58
2000/12/31 5 150 EAO N09W70
2001/01/01 4 130 EAO N09W82
C
12

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9280

Start Maximum End
1C4.132000/12/2107:2707:3307:36
2C3.912000/12/2101:4501:5802:07
3C3.862000/12/2301:5502:0702:15
4C3.732000/12/2219:3119:3419:37
5C3.612000/12/2023:1723:3200:05
6C3.22000/12/2023:0023:0323:05
7C3.12000/12/2506:3006:3506:39
8C3.072000/12/2100:5801:1501:25
9C2.742000/12/2102:1302:1402:18
10C2.72000/12/2203:1103:1503:39

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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