Sun spots

[hubble]

I've had this with me a while and just lain forgot to post. But did anyone else see the newest of all the sun spots ???

Feel free to add any info on sun spots. I am keen to learn a bit more about them

[astroron]

:hi: hubble, i have just checked the SOHO site and there are four very small Sunspots, but they could be worth watching.:thumbsup:
Ps If you don't know just click on the sun onthe left side of the forum and it will take you straight to the SOHO site

[ispom]

I have a file „sunspots“
herein I download every day the first picture from the watching series

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-mdi_igr-1024.html (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/realtime-mdi_igr-1024.html)

like this:

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/javagif/gifs/20070219_0045_mdi_igr.gif (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/javagif/gifs/20070219_0045_mdi_igr.gif)

and by dia show all the pictures in a tight chronological order they are like a movie of the Sun

[iceman]

I wish I had more time for solar observing.

Read a good blurb about sunspots on spaceweather.com the other day:



btw, :welcome: to IceInSpace!