Sunspot 1024 - pre-trip practice

Sunspot 1024 has at least a dozen individual dark cores and it is crackling with B-class solar flares.

The magnetic polarity of sunspot 1024 identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24. Its rapid emergence continues the recent (few-month) trend of intensifying new-cycle activity. This sunspot is the best offering yet from the young solar cycle.

July 4th, 2009, 17:49EST, Canon XSi/450D, 1/320s, ISO 100, Baader Visual Solar filter, Stellarvue 80x480mm, Televue 2X PowerMate.