de VK4AES Wed-11Feb09 23:13 UTC Sunspots Sunspot 1012 02/11/2009 by Kevin VE3EN at 12:30 Sunspot 1012 was numbered today and is located towards the eastern limb. It is low in latitude and its magnetic signature indicates it is a Cycle 23 sunspot. Yesterday it produced a small B1 flare. How many days was it since the previous sunspot? You guessed it... 23.