This is something to follow for the next few days. We’re in a solar minimum period, so big sunspots are not common.
Space Weather News for June 20, 2018
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BIG SUNSPOT ALERT: Yesterday, sunspot AR2715 did not exist. Today, it sprawls across more than 60,000 km of solar surface with a primary dark core wider than Earth. So far the active region has not produced any big flares, but this could change if its development proceeds apace. Visit today’s edition of Spaceweather.com for a video of the sunspot’s genesis and information about how it fits into Solar Minimum.
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Above: Sunspot AR2517 photographed on June 20th by Philippe Tosi of Nîmes, France. A picture of Earth has been inserted for scale.