Heads Up for sun watchers

[daveg]

NASA's STERO-B is monitoring a large Active Region which should appear on the Sun around the 21st. This looks like the first large sun-spot of the new cycle, so fingers crossed.

Dave Gradwell

[Matt Wastell]

Hi Dave

I was hoping it would be here today! I may take a look late in the afternoon to see if has snuck around a little earlier!

[citivolus]

Filters primed and ready :)

[Matt Wastell]

Well the Sun is out of my view and no sign of the significant AR coming over the limb - I will have to wait until next weekend! I think we get about 10 days to view AR before they dip over the west limb (if they last that long).
Here is a pic of today's AR - it is diminishing quite quickly and will soon be gone. DMK31 and Solarmax 40. One has been inverted for comparison.

[daveg]

Nice capture Matt. Even though its small your image has brought out its effect on the surrounding chromosphere well.

Dave

[Matt Wastell]

Thanks Dave.
I hope the current AR stick around for awhile!

[citivolus]

The scope will be out tomorrow, once the dust clears :)