Sunspot AR4392 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field

Sunspot AR4392 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field poses a threat for M-class solar flares.
Surprising forecasters, sunspot 4392 produced an M2.7-class solar flare on March 16th (1215 UTC). NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the extreme ultraviolet flash.
On the Richter Scale of solar flares, "M2.7" is not very strong. However, this one hurled a CME almost directly toward Earth. NOAA models and NASA models agree: The CME will arrive on March 19th, mere hours before the northern vernal equinox.

103mm Jagers refractor, Badder Planetarium safety prism, using neutral tensity and a solar continuum filter, Losmandy GM-8 mount. Cannon 60Da camera. 650 FL 12.5 mm eyepiece.