Sunspot region AR10079
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/08/15 | 1 | 20 | HAX | S20E55 | |
| 2002/08/16 | 11 | 120 | DSO | S19E42 | |
| 2002/08/17 | 12 | 140 | DSO | S19E29 | |
| 2002/08/18 | 23 | 150 | EAO | S21E18 | |
| 2002/08/19 | 38 | 310 | EAC | S22E04 | |
| 2002/08/20 | 38 | 430 | EAI | S22W08 | |
| 2002/08/21 | 31 | 230 | EAI | S22W22 | |
| 2002/08/22 | 22 | 170 | EAO | S22W35 | |
| 2002/08/23 | 14 | 140 | DAO | S21W52 | |
| 2002/08/24 | 9 | 160 | DAO | S21W65 | |
| 2002/08/25 | 2 | 110 | HAX | S22W82 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 10 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 10079
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.01 | 2002/08/22 | 16:16 | 16:24 | 16:30 | |
| 2 | C8.09 | 2002/08/22 | 06:18 | 07:34 | 08:01 | |
| 3 | C6.7 | 2002/08/24 | 15:08 | 15:12 | 15:15 | |
| 4 | C6.56 | 2002/08/18 | 05:46 | 05:58 | 06:11 | |
| 5 | C6.41 | 2002/08/18 | 19:35 | 19:56 | 20:18 | |
| 6 | C4.8 | 2002/08/20 | 10:26 | 10:31 | 10:34 | |
| 7 | C3.94 | 2002/08/20 | 06:17 | 06:20 | 06:23 | |
| 8 | C3.71 | 2002/08/20 | 09:44 | 09:47 | 09:50 | |
| 9 | C3.43 | 2002/08/19 | 01:05 | 01:33 | 01:42 | |
| 10 | C3.29 | 2002/08/19 | 07:47 | 08:07 | 08:20 |
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