Viewing archive of Friday, 21 August 1998 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 18 | 2 | B7.57 | C7.37 | 5 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8299 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -5 | 80 -240 | HSX | N15W90 | |
Region 8301 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 70 -30 | HSX | S22W73 | |
Region 8304 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 1 | 70 -20 | CSO | S27E03 | |
Region 8306 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 30 -20 | HSX | N28E17 | |
Region 8307 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 1 | 440 110 | EKO | N32E59 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.53 | ||||
Region 8308 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 100 -10 | HSX | S21E45 | |
Region 8309 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 7 | 30 30 | BXO | N17E15 | |
Region 8310 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 10 | AXX | N23E66 | |
Region 8311 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 0 | AXX | N19E01 | |
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