"THE DANGER ZONE" AR3712 / AR3713
Taken by Philip Smith on June 22, 2024 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Date Taken: 2024:06:22 20:22:04
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On 06-22-24 I imaged sunspot groups AR3712 and AR3713 approaching the sun's western limb from my Manorville NY Observatory.
SUNSPOTS APPROACHING "THE DANGER ZONE": Sunspots that don't face Earth can be dangerous. Why? Because the sun is like a lawn sprinkler. It'll all make sense in a minute. First, take a look at these sunspots approaching the sun's western limb:
Both are turning away from Earth, yet any eruptions they produce this weekend could directly impact our planet. The sunspots are entering the "danger zone"- a region of the sun magnetically connected to Earth. The best way to understand this is by comparing the sun's magnetic field to a lawn sprinkler:
Go to https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=22... for a visual image and more information.
My imaging configuration was a Celestron EdgeHD 14 that I added in front of the telescope's main optical lens AstroSolar PHOTOFILM ND= 3.8 " Not for visual viewing with an eyepiece at all because you are risking your eyesight! Camera use ONLY at all times. The image camera was the Apollo-M MAX USB3.0 Mono (IMX432 ) with a Baader 7.5nm Solar Continuum Filter 1.25" on a Baader 2x Barlow. The weather was HOT and very hazy with poor to average seeing. The image of Earth is to scale.
Kind Regards To ALL 🙂
Photographer's website:
https://www.facebook.com/philip.smith.5686
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