After looking at the SpaceWeather.com website this morning, I want to the courtyard and took several images of the sun. There are three large sunspots visible in this image and several smaller ones that can’t be seen because of my my crude method of solar photography.
These three spots are not currently flaring, but they are capable of producing flares that hurl particles and radiation into space. If the flare comes toward Earth, it could affect power grids and communications.
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