Viewing archive of Wednesday, 30 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 14 | 1 -2 | C3.29 | C7.89 | 14 |
Sunspot regions
Region 10162 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 23 -16 | 600 -240 | FKI | N26W73 | |
Region 10165 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 1 | 100 -30 | CAO | N20W47 | |
Region 10167 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 7 5 | 60 20 | CSO | N17W03 | |
Region 10169 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 | 60 10 | DAO | S20E07 | |
Region 10170 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -2 | 10 -20 | AXX | S12E10 | |
Region 10171 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 -1 | 70 | HAX | N11E25 | |
Region 10172 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 10 -10 | AXX | S16E30 | |
Region 10173 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 1 | 100 50 | CSO | S18W82 | |
Region 10174 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 70 | CAO | S25E55 | |
Region 10175 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 | 50 | CSO | N15E57 | |
Region 10176 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 90 | HSX | N12E75 | |
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