Sunspot region AR11169

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2011/03/07 4 30 BXO N21E56
2011/03/08 7 50 DSI N20E44
2011/03/09 11 170 DSO N19E31
2011/03/10 22 220 ESC N20E18
2011/03/11 15 160 EAI N20E04
2011/03/12 26 250 EKI N20W09
2011/03/13 17 260 EKC N19W22
2011/03/14 17 290 CRO N20W34
2011/03/15 8 360 DAO N18W47
2011/03/16 10 340 DHC N17W60
2011/03/17 9 260 DHI N17W75
2011/03/18 2 100 HSX N18W89
BCM
6302

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 11169

Start Maximum End
1M62011/03/1419:3019:5219:54
2M1.432011/03/1500:1800:2200:24
3C8.572011/03/0613:3113:5014:16
4C7.432011/03/1423:1723:3723:51
5C7.142011/03/0921:0321:1021:22
6C5.292011/03/1617:5220:3423:24
7C4.142011/03/0520:5121:4421:53
8C4.142011/03/1517:2817:3517:39
9C3.862011/03/0916:4216:4816:53
10C3.712011/03/1509:2509:4209:58

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Kuopio, Sodankylä
Kirkenes, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå, Sundsvall, Umeå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (573 km/sec.)

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