Sunspots April 30th

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I bin scanned the Sun in clear sky. The excitement of the activity earlier in the month had died down but I still detected two sunspots. It was the final action of the month.

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Hi Philip. Another great solar sketch from you. Here is the latest solar map from Raben Systems which illustrates the large increase in activity lately:
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Makuser wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 10:06 am Hi Philip. Another great solar sketch from you. Here is the latest solar map from Raben Systems which illustrates the large increase in activity lately:
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Thanks for sharing your latest artwork with us on here Philip and the best of regards.
I look at the Big Bear and Learmonth images but it looks like you have found a good source, too.
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