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Mousetoescamper

(5,532 posts) Sun Mar 24, 2024, 01:26 PM Mar 2024

Want to see the sunspots that sparked today's severe geomagnetic storm? [View all]

I took the photo at 12:40 today. The large spotty area at center/right is sunspot AR3615; the spot above it and to the right is AR3614. The two sunspots exploded in tandem yesterday, directing an X-class solar flare at Earth which sparked today's severe geomagnetic storm. X-class flares can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms.

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Want to see the sunspots that sparked today's severe geomagnetic storm? [View all] Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 OP

And off to the Greatest Page, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #1

Thanks! A $30 glass filter helped in the production of this photo. Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #3

Excellent pic! Is that a 16 stop ND filter or greater? Thanks nt TeamProg Mar 2024 #38

Thanks! I used a 16.5 stop ND filter. Posting today's sunspot pic soon. Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #39

why can't i see them when i look at the sun? ret5hd Mar 2024 #2

But, mama, that's where the fun is! Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #5

It was crazy. The photon drives modules are still not responding to the bridge. Scotty says he's a mechanic ... marble falls Mar 2024 #4

Is it any wonder that Klingons say the USS Enterprise is designed like a garbage scow? Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #6

Crazy, again. The Enterprise is shaped exactly to fit the interior of a Klingon scow compartment. Did not know that. marble falls Mar 2024 #11

*throws first punch* Qutzupalotl Mar 2024 #15

Wow, this thread spun out of control real fast HAB911 Mar 2024 #7

That goofy smiley on the face of the sun strikes the funny bone in some Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #9

OMG - now that I look at it again, I see it! calimary Mar 2024 #23

It's Sunday. We've cracked beers and lit dubies - I mean doobies. marble falls Mar 2024 #12

wow. can you grasp that one of those sunspots is bigger than the earth? AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #8

And our sun is average sized among the known stars. Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #10

So I imagine it was easier to find. marble falls Mar 2024 #13

Yes. That's why I did it at night. Riddle me this: Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #16

both basically hydro-carbon? marble falls Mar 2024 #19

Calimary's answered the riddle, below. Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #30

They both circle Uranus looking for Klingons! calimary Mar 2024 #25

I think we went to different schools together Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #27

Undoubtedly! That's about when I heard it, too! calimary Mar 2024 #28

Hmmm... GiqueCee Mar 2024 #14

I thought I felt the Earth move under my feet and the sky tumbling down Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #20

Kudos to Carol King! GiqueCee Mar 2024 #22

Wow! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2024 #17

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #24

I bought one for the last eclipse. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2024 #40

Great photo and coincidentally.. surfered Mar 2024 #18

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #29

Your photo was better 🙏 surfered Mar 2024 #32

That sure is a spotty sun! FirstLight Mar 2024 #21

Maybe it just started "that time of the month" on a celestial timeframe? calimary Mar 2024 #26

Doctor says it'll clear up with some tetracycline and Fostex Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #31

AR3615 at the center right has 54 sunspots. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2024 #33

Interesting. I've seen the grouping designated as Sunspot AR3615 Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #35

From KTLA Pluvious Mar 2024 #34

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Mar 2024 #36

The pic I took yesterday must have been right after the flareup William Seger Mar 2024 #37