Sunspot region AR8526

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1999/04/30 1 10 AXX N22E35
1999/05/03 5 10 BXO N23W03
1999/05/04 4 10 BXO N23W16
1999/05/05 8 20 BXO N22W31
1999/05/06 8 50 DAO N20W44
1999/05/07 9 100 DAO N20W56
1999/05/08 5 50 CSO N19W70
1999/05/09 5 260 EAO N19W80
CM
11

The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 8526

Start Maximum End
1M6.71999/05/0814:2214:4015:01
2C4.631999/05/0706:5507:0307:15

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
Reykjavik
Kiruna, Luleå
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.61

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