SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily)

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AR1785 was a huge disappointment. It seemed to have all the ingredients for a spectacular flare-filled week- large, expansive spot group, mixed Delta polarities, etc. Well, as you know, like a lot of rookie phenoms, he pooped=out before the All-Star break (pardon my mixed metaphors). So we patiently watch and wait....that AR which produced the 3 X's in 24 hrs.didn't look like much at all to me....I guess size isn't everything after all. I think all of the longtime followers of this thread know that we're constantly surprised and amazed at unexpected solar events and often crushed with boredom and anxiety when the expected never materializes. Perhaps we're looking at a mirror of human existence and the spiritual potentialities imagined, yet never seized upon. Always remember that one instant can change history, reality, and YOUR life....but maybe it's a chaotic jumble of micro-instants that few folks notice .....



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Last three days of the sun video.


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some fun art [link to s13.postimg.org]

Minor storming....
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"24 hr Summary...

The geomagnetic field was unsettled to active with minor to severe storm periods observed at high latitudes under the influence of the 09 Jul CME."

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Are we thinking 91?

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Hi madajs!

morning, team!

gotta be on the road all day so chances are we will see minor to moderate solar activity. i'll try to keep my toes tuned in.

have a great one, all!

Nub question!
is there any other theories about why sun spots actually black?
Core of the sun 27 million degrees F (15 million degrees C).
Upper layer of the sun's interior drops below 3.5 million degrees F (2 million degrees C).
The temperature in the photosphere is about 10,000 degrees F (5,500 degrees C).
At the center of big sunspots the temperature can be as low as 7,300 degrees F (4,000 degrees C).

Considering background temperature of core at 27 mil and 3.5 mil at upper level does 2.700 degrees F can make a difference so it is visible to us ?

The reason that sunspot appear dark is because the gas that is inside the sunspot does not emit as much light. The magnetic field inside the sunspot is stronger, and there is less light than the rest of the surface of the sun. In actuality, the sunspot is a bright orange.