Sunspot region AR9608

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2001/09/06 6 320 EAO S24E70
2001/09/07 18 720 FKI S26E56
2001/09/08 35 850 FKI S26E45
2001/09/09 47 940 FKC S26E33
2001/09/10 60 1050 FKC S27E18
2001/09/11 52 1110 FKC S27E07
2001/09/12 44 1030 FKI S27W07
2001/09/13 48 1000 FKC S26W18
2001/09/14 34 960 FKI S25W33
2001/09/15 34 1020 FKC S28W44
2001/09/16 20 620 FKI S28W54
2001/09/17 15 550 FKI S29W64
2001/09/18 10 420 EKI S30W75
2001/09/19 1 180 HSX S30W84
CMX
22142

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9608

Start Maximum End
1X1.362001/09/0920:4020:4520:48
2X1.162001/09/1715:4415:5015:54
3M8.082001/09/1603:3903:5304:18
4M3.222001/09/0915:2315:2615:28
5M3.22001/09/0522:2322:3322:46
6M2.972001/09/0918:3518:4118:43
7M2.82001/09/0902:3202:4002:47
8M2.142001/09/1511:0411:2811:54
9M2.082001/09/1800:0200:0800:15
10M1.792001/09/0804:3804:5705:07

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
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The density of the solar wind is moderate (21.37 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (11.98nT), the direction is slightly South (-1.58nT).

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