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AR3590, a massive active region on the Sun that was last seen on March 2nd is about to make a reappearance. This was the hugely active region responsible for several major X-class flares including the strongest flare yet for solar cycle 25 measuring a whopping X6.3. It remains to be seen if it will still be as active on its second pass. As is standard, it will be renumbered for its second transit across our view.
Here's an image taken on March 1st that shows it just about 48 hours before disappearing.
Edit: These images are provided by SpaceWeather.com
And in this image you can just start to make it out as it is about to reappear on the eastern limb of the Sun. It will likely be designated 3614 within the next 24 hours.
messier 111 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:05 pm
very nice shot , thx .
I guess I should have clarified, but that is not my images. Those are the daily images posted on SpaceWeather.com.
I'll edit my original post to clarify that.
