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FirstLight

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21. That sure is a spotty sun!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sun Mar 24, 2024, 05:04 PM

Mar 24

Wow.

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Want to see the sunspots that sparked today's severe geomagnetic storm? [View all] Mousetoescamper Mar 24 OP

And off to the Greatest Page, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 24 #1

Thanks! A $30 glass filter helped in the production of this photo. Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #3

Excellent pic! Is that a 16 stop ND filter or greater? Thanks nt TeamProg Mar 25 #38

Thanks! I used a 16.5 stop ND filter. Posting today's sunspot pic soon. Mousetoescamper Mar 25 #39

why can't i see them when i look at the sun? ret5hd Mar 24 #2

But, mama, that's where the fun is! Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #5

It was crazy. The photon drives modules are still not responding to the bridge. Scotty says he's a mechanic ... marble falls Mar 24 #4

Is it any wonder that Klingons say the USS Enterprise is designed like a garbage scow? Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #6

Crazy, again. The Enterprise is shaped exactly to fit the interior of a Klingon scow compartment. Did not know that. marble falls Mar 24 #11

*throws first punch* Qutzupalotl Mar 24 #15

Wow, this thread spun out of control real fast HAB911 Mar 24 #7

That goofy smiley on the face of the sun strikes the funny bone in some Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #9

OMG - now that I look at it again, I see it! calimary Mar 24 #23

It's Sunday. We've cracked beers and lit dubies - I mean doobies. marble falls Mar 24 #12

wow. can you grasp that one of those sunspots is bigger than the earth? AllaN01Bear Mar 24 #8

And our sun is average sized among the known stars. Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #10

So I imagine it was easier to find. marble falls Mar 24 #13

Yes. That's why I did it at night. Riddle me this: Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #16

both basically hydro-carbon? marble falls Mar 24 #19

Calimary's answered the riddle, below. Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #30

They both circle Uranus looking for Klingons! calimary Mar 24 #25

I think we went to different schools together Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #27

Undoubtedly! That's about when I heard it, too! calimary Mar 24 #28

Hmmm... GiqueCee Mar 24 #14

I thought I felt the Earth move under my feet and the sky tumbling down Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #20

Kudos to Carol King! GiqueCee Mar 24 #22

Wow! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 24 #17

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #24

I bought one for the last eclipse. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 25 #40

Great photo and coincidentally.. surfered Mar 24 #18

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #29

Your photo was better 🙏 surfered Mar 24 #32

That sure is a spotty sun! FirstLight Mar 24 #21

Maybe it just started "that time of the month" on a celestial timeframe? calimary Mar 24 #26

Doctor says it'll clear up with some tetracycline and Fostex Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #31

AR3615 at the center right has 54 sunspots. LastDemocratInSC Mar 24 #33

Interesting. I've seen the grouping designated as Sunspot AR3615 Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #35

From KTLA Pluvious Mar 24 #34

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Mar 24 #36

The pic I took yesterday must have been right after the flareup William Seger Mar 25 #37