A BEHEMOTH SUNSPOT EMERGES: A large and active sunspot is rotating over the suns southeastern limb on Oct. 17th. This sunspot could cause a sharp increase in solar activity over the weekend. Earlier this week, while it was still hidden behind the southeastern limb, the active region unleashed several M-class solar flares and hurled a massive CME into space. Considering the fact that the blast site was partially eclipsed by the edge of the sun, those flares were probably much stronger than their nominal classification. This region could be the return of old sunspot complex AR2172-AR2173. Now that the sunspot has revealed itself, X-flares may be in the offing. Stay tuned for updates...
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:56:33 +0000
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