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Richard
23rd October 2010, 16:20
Sunspot 1117 which is located in the northern hemisphere of the sun, is starting to form some new sunspots.
http://www.solarcycle24.com/pictures/spots.jpg
Keep an eye on this region for any further growth. There will be a small chance for C-Class flares.The solar wind stream is now gusting over 600 km/s and this could help trigger minor geomagnetic storming at very high latitudes. This is due to a coronal hole on the face of the sun.

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index.htm