Aimless In Space

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Rachael - Detroit - WSU

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Giant Sunspot Now Aimed Directly at Earth Active region wider than Jupiter could flare up at any time. The largest active region seen on the sun since 2005 has rotated to the center of the sun’s face, as seen from Earth—which means any eruptions it produces will be aimed right at us. Dubbed Active Region 1339, the cluster of magnetic activity was first spotted by satellites as it started making its way around the sun’s northwestern edge. The monster spot came into view of Earth-bound telescopes last week. (Related: “Sunspots Can Now Be Predicted Days in Advance.”) Astronomers soon realized this is not your average sunspot—it’s a giant cluster of sunspots, several of which are larger than our entire planet. In fact, viewed from Earth, AR 1339 is large enough to be visible to the naked eye. Watch video of AR 1339 from November 1 to 8 taken by a NASA satellite. “It’s not very often that you get naked-eye sunspots,” said Philip H. Scherrer, a research professor at Stanford University. Scherrer cautioned that people should never look directly at the sun—always use solar-grade filters on optical equipment, or view the sun with indirect methods, such as pinhole projection. After releasing a few X-class solar flares—the most powerful types of flares—on November 3 that were aimed away from Earth, AR 1339 remained relatively quiet. But it’s now been pointed at Earth for several days and could unleash a new round of eruptions at any time. <full article>

Giant Sunspot Now Aimed Directly at Earth

Active region wider than Jupiter could flare up at any time.

The largest active region seen on the sun since 2005 has rotated to the center of the sun’s face, as seen from Earth—which means any eruptions it produces will be aimed right at us.

Dubbed Active Region 1339, the cluster of magnetic activity was first spotted by satellites as it started making its way around the sun’s northwestern edge. The monster spot came into view of Earth-bound telescopes last week.

(Related: “Sunspots Can Now Be Predicted Days in Advance.”)

Astronomers soon realized this is not your average sunspot—it’s a giant cluster of sunspots, several of which are larger than our entire planet.

In fact, viewed from Earth, AR 1339 is large enough to be visible to the naked eye.

Watch video of AR 1339 from November 1 to 8 taken by a NASA satellite.

“It’s not very often that you get naked-eye sunspots,” said Philip H. Scherrer, a research professor at Stanford University. Scherrer cautioned that people should never look directly at the sun—always use solar-grade filters on optical equipment, or view the sun with indirect methods, such as pinhole projection.

After releasing a few X-class solar flares—the most powerful types of flares—on November 3 that were aimed away from Earth, AR 1339 remained relatively quiet. But it’s now been pointed at Earth for several days and could unleash a new round of eruptions at any time.

<full article>

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