Viewing archive of Saturday, 22 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 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 -36 | 3 1 | C2.29 | X1.29 | 6 | 1 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8301 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 2 | 50 -20 | CSO | S20W83 | |
Region 8304 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 -1 | 50 -20 | CSO | S28W11 | |
Region 8306 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 3 | 10 -20 | BXO | N28E05 | |
Region 8307 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 11 3 | 510 70 | EKO | N31E47 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| X1.29 C1.9 C2.04 C2.81 C2.8 C3.14 | ||||
Region 8308 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 110 10 | HSX | S21E33 | |
Region 8309 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -1 | 50 20 | DSO | N16E02 | |
Region 8310 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 1 | 30 20 | BXO | N22E56 | |
Region 8312 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 0 | AXX | N23W77 | |
Region 8313 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 0 | AXX | S18E43 | |
Region 8314 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 10 | AXX | N17E77 | |
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