Feb19, 2024 - Another massive Active Region 3590

[AstroBee]

It looks like another massive active region (3590) is just starting to rotate into view on the eastern limb of the Sun.
I wonder if it will be as active as AR3576 turned out to be?

Image from SpaceWeather.com

[hosshead]

can you ask it for an earth directed cme for some low latitude auroras please?


thank you.

[messier 111]

superb shot , thx .

[Thefatkitty]

I saw that today too Greg on the SOHO site. I was looking forward to getting that today, as I'm a few hours ahead of the images from the spacecraft, so it would have rotated into view even more.

Clear skies here from sunrise to a bit after 1PM. Guess who got in at 1:30?

Hopefully tomorrow for me, and hopefully you get off some shots as well!

All the best,

[AstroBee]

superb shot , thx .

Jean-Yves, Just to be clear, that's not my image. It's from the SpaceWeather.com website.

[AstroBee]

3590 is looking like a massive region. I hope we have a few large areas like this on April 8th for the eclipse day. It will make for more interesting partial phase images like this massive spot from Oct. 23, 2014.

[AstroBee]

Two major X-class solar flares from 3590 today...
https://spaceweather.com/

[Thefatkitty]

I managed to get it on Tuesday; of course it's been nothing but clouds since

[AstroBee]

A third X-Class flare in one day from 3590. I hope there's someone out there watching it today.

[StarHugger]

Was all cloud here but I am watching and ready for another chance at AR3590,

The region minutes ago from goes...

They are saying an X 6.3 was had.

[DeanD]

I was watching the sunset last night, and there was a lot of high-altitude hazy clouds to the west, so the sun was a pale orange ball: with a nice, naked eye black dot...
Sadly, I didn't have my camera with me, but I still think it is pretty cool seeing a sunspot easily naked-eye.

[AstroBee]

I was watching the sunset last night, and there was a lot of high-altitude hazy clouds to the west, so the sun was a pale orange ball: with a nice, naked eye black dot...
Sadly, I didn't have my camera with me, but I still think it is pretty cool seeing a sunspot easily naked-eye.

Yep, that was AR3590 you were seeing.

[StarHugger]

3590 is looking like a massive region. I hope we have a few large areas like this on April 8th for the eclipse day. It will make for more interesting partial phase images like this massive spot from Oct. 23, 2014.

I was checking the farside images today because of a couple clear sky days ahead here and it looks like this AR is still active and strong, one source reporting a 4th time around is very possible and that was before the strengthening seen in todays model.

Maybe it will be the transiting AR on The Day, who knows but its an awesome day today to image it if you have a remote rig on Mars


http://jsoc.stanford.edu/data/farside/

https://farside.nso.edu/

[StarHugger]

Another Update :

https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/forme ... s-far-side