Viewing archive of Wednesday, 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 -7 | 1 1 | B6.86 | C1.91 | 3 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8293 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 38 -9 | 420 -160 | FAC | S22W44 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.49 B9.96 | ||||
Region 8297 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 1 | 400 -50 | CKO | N28E12 | |
Region 8298 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 15 9 | 60 30 | CAO | N20W38 | |
Region 8299 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 13 4 | 460 -20 | CKO | N15E26 | |
Region 8300 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 6 2 | 20 10 | BXO | S28W29 | |
Region 8301 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 1 | 190 | ESO | S22E48 | |
All times in UTC
Latest news
Sunday, 7 December 2025
M8.1 solar flare with earth-directed CME
Monday, 1 December 2025
X1.9 solar flare, Coronal hole faces Earth
Friday, 14 November 2025
X4.0 solar flare
Latest forum messages
AR4299 M8.1 CME 2025/12/06 153AR4294 / 4296 / 4298 422Space Weather Memes 762AR 4299 142New paper on the Gannon Storm 10-11 May 2024 2
More topicsSupport SpaceWeatherLive.com!
A lot of people come to SpaceWeatherLive to follow the Solar activity or if there is a chance to see the aurora, but with more traffic comes higher costs to keep the servers online. If you like SpaceWeatherLive and want to support the project you can choose a subscription for an ad-free site or consider a donation. With your help we can keep SpaceWeatherLive online!
Space weather facts
| Last X-flare | 2025/12/08 | X1.1 |
| Last M-flare | 2025/12/09 | M1.1 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2025/12/04 | Kp5 (G1) |
| Spotless days | |
|---|---|
| Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
| Monthly mean Sunspot Number | |
|---|---|
| November 2025 | 91.8 -22.8 |
| December 2025 | 162.7 +70.9 |
| Last 30 days | 107.4 +11.4 |