Viewing archive of Saturday, 1 August 1998 - Sunspot regions
It appears that the image of the visible solar disk for this day in history is missing.
| Sunspot number | New regions | Background flux | Maximum flux | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 -33 | 0 -3 | B2.71 | C4.74 | 3 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8280 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 340 30 | HHX | S23W54 | |
Region 8282 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 10 -2 | 260 -20 | CAO | N31W48 | |
Region 8283 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 30 -10 | HSX | N27E16 | |
Region 8284 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -2 | 0 -40 | AXX | N25W82 | |
Region 8288 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 0 -10 | AXX | S27E48 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.18 | ||||
Region 8289 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 | 10 | BXO | N22W63 | |
Region 8290 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 10 | AXX | N16E63 | |
Region 8291 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 | 30 | BXO | S23E09 | |
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