11-25-2014, 10:07 PM
(11-25-2014, 09:24 PM)Confused Wrote: Giant spot on the Sun
Very interesting... I did not realize many of the conclusions / questions posed in this article. I did not realize that was the 2003 sunspots were the ones that produced that massive solar flare. It is quite interesting this sunspot produced a plethora of flares, but only one CME. It highlights how little we know about the behavior of the Sol.
I had very recently read about the Halloween Solar Storm of 2003 during Solar Cycle 23 in which an X45 (!!!!) class flare was recorded. I also remember when I read about the sunspot in question (AR2192) was about to surpass the two large sunspots back in 2003.