Viewing archive of Thursday, 12 May 2016 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 -5 | 0 | B2.71 | B6.69 |
Sunspot regions
Region 12542 |
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| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 12 -3 | 130 | CAI | N11W23 | |
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Solar flares on this day | ||||
| B6.71 | ||||
Region 12543 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 -1 | 110 20 | DAI | S05W27 | |
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Region 12544 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 6 2 | 30 -10 | CSO | N21E33 | |
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Solar flares on this day | ||||
| B7.57 | ||||
Region 12545 |
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| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 4 | 30 20 | CRO | S21W09 | |
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