52 Sunspots
Sunspots 09-25-2023
Two prominent Sunspot areas. The larger is designated as AR3435 now comprised of 16 individual Sunspots and covering an area of 913 million square kilometers. The other is AR3445 and is comprised of 32 individual Sunspots. 09-25-2023 Palm Springs California
Sunspots 09-20-2023
Numerous Sunspots 09-20-2023. The larger area is designated AR3435. At 324 million square miles, it is twice the size of the surface of the Earth.
Sunspots 09-08-2023
The large cluster of Sunspots is identified as AR3423. It has been showing significant growth and has had increasing flare activity. (EarthSky.org) The morning of 09-08-2023 Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 08-23-2023
Sunspots this morning 08-23-2023. Sun activity was moderate in the last 24 hours with 10 flares.
Solar Activity 08-05-2023
Recent solar activity showed CME Coronal Mass Ejections and flares causing geomagnetic storms and Auroras on Earth seen as far South as Arizona. (per EarthSky) Photographed 08-05-2023 Palm Springs California
Sunspots 07-19-2023
Numerous large Sunspots which produced 17 solar flares during the prior 24 hours. After each there was a minor radio blackout West of Baja California. Palm Springs California.
Sunlight Through A Cloud
The Sun photographed through a thin veil of clouds. A few Sunspots visible. This morning 07-17-2023 Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 07-16-2023
Numerous sunspots with two large areas. AR3363 soon to rotate out of view, and AR3372 which has become more magnetically complex. The more complex the sunspot, the greater the potential for large flares. 07-16-2023 Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 07-12-2023
Numerous sunspots with AR3363 still being the largest and most prominent. Now estimated to be approximately 916,606 square miles. 07-12-2023 Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 07-09-2023 Video
Video of the Sun this morning 07-09-2023. The large Sunspot is so big that it is reported to be clearly seen in photographs taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 07-06-2023
Photographed this morning 07-06-2023. Sunspot activity with newly seen single dark Sunspot AR3363 at the South. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-28-2023
The Sun photographed this morning. The large sunspot region indentified as AR3354, which has exhibited substantial growth. In the last 24 hours it has produced 8 solar flares. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-25-2023
Sunspots today Sunday, June 25 2023. Sunspot activity was high with 14 active regions in the last 24 hours. It looks like many had rotated out of view before I photographed the Sun this morning. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-22-2023
Sunspots this morning 06-22-2023 with moderate solar activity. Solar activity yesterday was reported to be high but clouds and haze kept me from photographing. Palm Springs California.
Increased Sunspot Activity
Increased sunspot activity as compared to earlier this week. Photographed this morning 06-17-2023 in Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-14-2023
Photographed this morning 06-14-2023. Solar activity has been low the last few days. Some sunspots. Activity is going to be on the increase.
Sunspots 06-03-2023
The Sun photographed this morning in Palm Springs at 0820hrs PST. The Sunspots are actually assigned a number and they are tracked. Sunspots are the origins for Solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
From NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)… Solar Cycle 25 has ramped up much faster than scientists predicted producing more sunspots and eruptions than experts had forecast. Tracking and predicting the Sun’s solar cycles gives a rough idea of the frequency of space weather storms of all types – from radio blackouts to geomagnetic storms and solar radiation storms – and it’s used by many industries to gauge the potential impact of space weather on Earth. Though we are seeing increased activity on the Sun, we expect this solar cycle to be average compared to solar cycles in the past century. Solar Cycle began in December 2019.
Traveling Sunspots
Photographed this morning, 18 hours after the photograph I shot of the Sun in a post below. The sunspots on the right appear to have traveled approximately 481,000 miles during that time.
Sunspots
My first effort at Solar Photography. Those are sunspots. Not sensor dust lol. I have been wanting to do this for a long time.
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