There were two very interesting large sunspot groups on the surface of the Sun today. The one to the north AR3559 is huge and comprises of two active areas, the other group AR3561 that is heading toward the western limb has lots of these little sunspots breaking out, it may even be interacting with AR3555…. quite unusual to see ☺ ☺ ☺
The images were taken with a Skywatcher 80mm refractor telescope with a glass solar filter attached and a Canon 700D camera with a 2x Barlow lens. 25 images were stacked in RegiStax6 and processed in PS…. exposure time 1/640th second & ISO200.
Story Credit: Spaceweather.com 24th February 2024
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HYPERACTIVE SUNSPOT: The sun is crackling with solar flares, and almost all of them are coming from hyperactive sunspot AR3561. There have been more than a dozen M-class eruptions in the past day and a half:
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HYPERACTIVE SUNSPOT: The sun is crackling with solar flares, and almost all of them are coming from hyperactive sunspot AR3561. There have been more than a dozen M-class eruptions in the past day and a half:
The profusion of flares since the late hours of Jan. 22nd directly tracks the rapid growth of AR3561, which didn't exist when the week began. It is now a sprawling sunspot group 100,000 km wide with more than 20 dark cores. It has a mixed-polarity magnetic field that makes it naturally prone to frequent eruptions.
NOAA forecasters estimate a 75% chance of more M-class flares on Jan. 24th. Make that 100%. We've already observed two. How many will there be when the day is over?
NOAA forecasters estimate a 75% chance of more M-class flares on Jan. 24th. Make that 100%. We've already observed two. How many will there be when the day is over?
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