Viewing archive of Saturday, 17 August 2002 - Sunspot regions
Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
| Sunspot number | New regions | Background flux | Maximum flux | C | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 23 | 2 1 | C2.71 | M5 | 14 | 2 |
Sunspot regions
Region 10061 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 80 | HSX | N06W98 | |
Region 10063 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 6 -4 | 100 -40 | DSO | N17W51 | |
Region 10066 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 17 -4 | 90 -40 | DSO | N14W23 | |
Region 10067 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 32 -8 | 200 -90 | ESI | N12W06 | |
Region 10068 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 -5 | 50 -10 | ESO | S07W06 | |
Region 10069 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 37 -7 | 1750 350 | EKC | S07E11 | |
Region 10072 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 -3 | 120 -190 | DSO | S18W91 | |
Region 10076 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 20 -20 | HSX | N12E25 | |
Region 10078 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 -3 | 60 | DSO | S13W39 | |
Region 10079 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 12 1 | 140 20 | DSO | S19E29 | |
Region 10080 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 2 | 170 10 | DSO | N16E42 | |
Region 10081 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 50 | DRO | N17E61 | |
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