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Community photo entitled Super Sunspot Region AR3976/77/78/81 in Full Bloom! by David Hawkes on 02/02/2025 at Sheffield, UK

Super Sunspot Region AR3976/77/78/81 in Full Bloom!

On 02/02/2025 11:49 am by David Hawkes | Sheffield, UK

Solar activity is starting to ramp up with an impressive super sunspot region covering a portion of the northern hemisphere which must be ~250000 miles at its longest dimension. We should expect more high M flares (possibly an X-flare?) and CMEs and more auroral activity to come, with a region as large and complex as this one?

Skywatcher 8” Newtonian, Seymour Solar 9.5” glass white light solar filter, Nikon D3200.

Registax 6 plus cropping and minor contrast edits.