Hundreds shining flares
February 27, 2013
An AgustaWestland Merlin helicopter from HMS Northumberland, launching hundreds of flares over the Indian Ocean, during an exercise. Image © UK’s official Defense Larger image via flightglobal
Sunspot comparisons
December 13, 2011
Some predictions indicate future sunspot cycles may show declining activity. However, the current cycle seems to be gearing up with more sunspots, flares and coronal mass ejections than have been observed in several years. Even a good, small telescope (equipped with a safe solar filter) easily shows the sunspot increase.
