Sun Spot - Jan 14, 2025

Sharing Sunspot Captures :
I’m delighted to share some photographs of a SunSpot taken with my camera on14.012026 at 18:01 Hrs IST.

(This may be Possibly "AR4336 as per
https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots.jpg

https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity/sunspot-regions.html

https://earthsky.org/sun/sun-news-activity-solar-flare-cme-aurora-updates )

Zoom in to observe a distinct black dot near the lower center of the Sun.

Gratitude goes to the Sun itself, my Sony camera, the evening light, and of course, Mother Nature.


About Sunspots
- Sunspots are dark, planet-sized patches that appear on the Sun’s visible surface, known as the photosphere.
- They form due to disturbances in the Sun’s magnetic field rising up to the surface.
- These regions of intense magnetism often give rise to solar activity such as flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
- Because sunspots are closely linked to solar storms, space weather forecasters monitor them carefully to predict potential outbursts that can affect Earth.

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