the big sunspots of the last days show for the first time a perceptible shrinkrage, more evident in the eastern component of AR3559 but also in the very explosive AR3561 which has lost several of its tiny dark cores; besides, the eastern Sun hemisphere looks barren for the first time since late december, hope it will be populated soon

Newt 4.5" + solar film, 1/640s ISO100

crop, B/C