Still Waters Posted November 4, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 4, 2011 One of the largest sunspots in years has appeared on the sun, darkening part of its glowing face.The massive sunspot, called AR1339, is about 50,000 miles (80,000 km) long, and 25,000 miles (40,000 km) wide, reports SpaceWeather.com. For comparison, Earth itself is only 8,000 miles (12,800 km) wide. The sunspot behemoth isn't yet facing our planet, but was spotted today (November 3) by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean6 Posted November 5, 2011 #2 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Warning: Magnetic 'Death Vortex' Now Approaching http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1322/351/Warning:_Magnetic_Death_Vortex_Now_Approaching.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneSmasher Posted November 6, 2011 #3 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Bad news. Always a chance of a CME when those suckers are pointed our way. Probably nothing, but one of these days it will be a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted November 12, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Update - Giant Sunspot Now Aimed Directly at Earth The largest active region seen on the sun since 2005 has rotated to the center of the sun's face, as seen from Earth—which means any eruptions it produces will be aimed right at us. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/11/111110-sunspots-ar1339-earth-jupiter-solar-flare-auroras-space-science/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean6 Posted May 8, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 8, 2012 'Monster sunspot' spurs solar storm warning http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47339655/ns/technology_and_science-space/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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