Sunspot region AR9943

	Number of sunspots	Size	Class Spot	Location
2002/05/06	4	50	CAO	S11E63
2002/05/07	1	20	HSX	S11E50
2002/05/08	3	30	CSO	S10E37
2002/05/09	5	20	BXO	S10E24
2002/05/10	3	10	CSO	S10E11
2002/05/11	3	10	BXO	S10W03
2002/05/12	1	0	AXX	S10W16

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The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 9943

			Start	Maximum	End
1	C3.78	2002/05/05	19:11	19:14	19:19
2	C1.63	2002/05/07	18:15	18:48	19:07
3	C1.55	2002/05/09	10:47	10:51	10:57

G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 05:57 UTC

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

Yellowknife, NT

The solar wind speed is currently high (710.3 km/sec.)

The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (11.39nT), the direction is North (1.86nT).

The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-50nT)

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