Sunspot regions Help
On this page you'll find an overview of all the visible sunspot regions on the Sun together with their properties, images and the chances on solar flares or proton events. This page is updated daily and the sunspot images every hour.
Today's Sun
| Sunspot number | 99 | 17 |
| New regions | 2 | 2 |
| 10.7cm Solar Radio Flux | 158 | 2 |
| Carrington Rotation | 2293 | |
Region 3947 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 -2 | 270 30 | DKO | N13W69 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 45% | 20% | 5% | 5% | |
Solar flares from today | ||||
| C8.1 | ||||
Region 3950 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 10 | AXX | S11W70 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 5% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3953 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 | 90 | DSO | N21W75 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 25% | 5% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -4 | 130 -120 | DAO | N07W08 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 25% | 5% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3957 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 -1 | 20 | CRO | N23W42 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 15% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3959 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 2 | 360 210 | CHO | N17E69 | |
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Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 25% | 5% | 1% | 1% | |
Region 3960 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots | Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 10 | CAO | S11W70 | |
Flare probabilities | ||||
| C | M | X | Proton | |
| 20% | 5% | 1% | 1% | |
Latest news
Saturday, 4 January 2025
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| Last X-flare | 2025/01/04 | X1.85 |
| Last M-flare | 2025/01/09 | M1.1 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/01/04 | Kp5 (G1) |
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|---|---|
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|---|---|
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