Viewing archive of Tuesday, 7 May 2002 - 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 | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 -9 | 2 2 | C3.71 | M2.06 | 7 | 1 |
Sunspot regions
Region 9928 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -7 | 50 -40 | CSO | N18W18 | |
Region 9929 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 -8 | 170 -40 | DAO | N23W66 | |
Region 9931 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 -7 | 50 -20 | CSO | N15W51 | |
Region 9932 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 10 -6 | 70 -30 | ESO | S28W08 | |
Region 9933 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -2 | 100 | HSX | N18E00 | |
Region 9934 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 23 -13 | 500 -40 | EKI | S17E08 | |
Region 9935 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -6 | 0 -20 | AXX | S19W23 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C2.22 | ||||
Region 9936 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 -5 | 20 -20 | CSO | S16W13 | |
Region 9937 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 -1 | 180 -30 | DKO | S10E29 | |
Region 9938 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 30 | HAX | S05E32 | |
Region 9939 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 40 -10 | HSX | N17E40 | |
Region 9940 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 40 | HAX | N13E42 | |
Region 9941 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 6 -4 | 40 -10 | DSO | S22W03 | |
Region 9942 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -3 | 10 -10 | AXX | N21E21 | |
Region 9943 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -3 | 20 -30 | HSX | S11E50 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.63 | ||||
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