April 26, 2006

Sunspot 875

Looks to be a biggie - from SpaceWeather:
New sunspot 875 has a "beta-gamma-delta" magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.
X-Class is the biggest -- if one of them hits Earth square-on, we have brilliant Aurorae, radio blackouts, electrical distribution problems. Still a few days away from being any kind of threat though. Sure is beautiful though:
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Image by Andreas Murner of Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany. Posted by DaveH at April 26, 2006 7:20 PM
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