A growing sunspot…number 1029.
October 26th, 2009
The sun is showing signs of life. Over the weekend, sunspot 1029 emerged and it is crackling with B and C class solar flares.
The sunspot’s magnetic polarity identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24. If it continues to grow at this rate, sunspot 1029 could soon become the biggest sunspot of 2009.
This and more at SpaceWeather.com.
Update from SpaceWeather.com - “By unleashing four C-class solar flares in the past two days, sunspot 1029 has become the most active sunspot of the year so far.”