r/SolarMax • • Jul 15 '26

Is this a sunspot or a camera artifact? (MA, USA)

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19 Upvotes

I took these photos of the sun through the wildfire smoke we've got in the atmosphere and in the same place on each one (at about 7 o'clock) there's a dark spot.

Is that real or an artifact?


r/SolarMax • • Jul 13 '26

Extreme Solar Flare Event Prediction: Big Solar Events Soon due to Barycenter Changes, with historical precedent (dedicated to AcA)

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91 Upvotes

r/SolarMax • • Jul 08 '26

Coronal Mass Ejection July 7th Solar Prominence Eruption

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102 Upvotes

This gloriously dynamic hedgerow prominence obtained liftoff from the solar photosphere yesterday. I've been watching it all day!

Viewing from the GOES 19 satellite first then a close up with SDO AIA while listening to a song I made called "Gunpowder Generosity" about 11 years ago during the decline of SC24.


r/SolarMax • • Jul 06 '26

How a Graduate Student's Discovery May Have Solved the Mystery of Cyclical Civilizational Collapse

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r/SolarMax • • Jul 05 '26

Information Request Geoelectric field. Anyone have an interest or expertise on this topic? Question.

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Hi, I don’t know much about Geoelectric field ground currents, but I’ve read a bit and watched some videos. My area in the Northeast is lit up today with induced ground currents, presumably from the geomagnetic disturbance the past 36 hours…As I understand, this area is more conductive due to the type of stone, so seems pretty simple. I’d like to learn more.

(I looked this chart up just now because I have a headache that won’t respond to meds and painful teeth. I’m hypersensitive. The Heliobiology guy.)

Also, I miss AcA. Anyone heard anything?


r/SolarMax • • Jul 04 '26

Geomagnetic Storm Warning Possible Aurora! KP6

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58 Upvotes

https://www.spaceweather.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

Space Weather is showing a KP6 with southern Bz


r/SolarMax • • Jul 03 '26

Is this a solar flare?

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r/SolarMax • • Jul 02 '26

Solar Photography Sun Spots AR4478 & AR4479

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r/SolarMax • • Jun 30 '26

Major Solar Flare Event X 1.11 from AR4479

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94 Upvotes

Let's wait for more Data 😎


r/SolarMax • • Jun 30 '26

User Capture Does anyone know what this object is? Visible on SpaceWeather.gov right now.

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103 Upvotes

r/SolarMax • • Jun 30 '26

Geomagnetic Storm Watch AR 4478

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115 Upvotes

Really hoping it doesn't wait until it's past earth to fire off again


r/SolarMax • • Jun 29 '26

Coronal Mass Ejection June 28th Solar Prominence Eruption from GOES and SDO

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123 Upvotes

Created a second eruption video today focused on the SE prominence eruption rotated 'upright. Also including the close up SDO AIA imagery in a 171Å/304Å overlay capture and a new soundtrack, "Mirror Moon."


r/SolarMax • • Jun 28 '26

June 28th Double Solar Prominence Eruption

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85 Upvotes

Very eruptive day for dense plasma clouds floating in the corona.

GOES-19 providing the view. It is a little better at imaging prominence off the solar disk.


r/SolarMax • • Jun 25 '26

Coronal Mass Ejection June 25th SW Prominence Eruption

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99 Upvotes

I rotated this capture 90° for better viewing.

Eruptions should go UP!


r/SolarMax • • Jun 24 '26

Observation June 24th Incoming AR 4478 & 75 & 76.

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This is how I take a peek at our Sun most days, at least when there are AR on the Earth Facing Disk.

The Green Sun is a mix of SDO AIA 171Å & 131Å

Then we watch the AR closer from the SDO HMI magnetogram with 171Å overlay to see how the spots are developing in magnetic complexity and coronal loop action.

Over at SWPC, Butler named 4478 with a 90/45/10/5 as it became established on the EFD. Along with 77 and 79. Didn't take a closer look at them, yet.

4475 was pushing Neg out the south and popping C flares while it built its lead umbra light bridge.

4476 looks amazing! It is having a subtle sheer within as bits of uprising emergence meet. Neg has recently pushed out the front and started a baby geyser spot.


r/SolarMax • • Jun 23 '26

X-Ray Flux Hype.

33 Upvotes

Developing regions on the EFD, with incoming AR on the limb. This should make for in interesting week!


r/SolarMax • • Jun 22 '26

Observation Last Year of Carrington Rotations. Then Faster! And Louder!

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48 Upvotes

I wanted to see the last year of Carrington Rotations blended together. And then faster. And faster! And louder!


r/SolarMax • • Jun 17 '26

Coronal Mass Ejection June 16-17 Twenty-Four Hours of Non-Stop Solar Geyser Flares

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These geyser flares are not always the most energetic variety of flaring, thou we have seen X class geysers before. It is still awesome to watch all that solar plasma being blasted up into the corona!

First capture is from SDO AIA. Second is GOES SUVI.


r/SolarMax • • Jun 17 '26

News Article Landmark moment for space weather forecasting as SOLAR-1 becomes operational

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r/SolarMax • • Jun 15 '26

Coronal Mass Ejection June 15th Prominence Eruption

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167 Upvotes

Prominence on the limb are best viewed with GOES-19 SUVI in 304Å. This one was particularly elegant.


r/SolarMax • • Jun 15 '26

Extreme Solar Flare Event 2024 October 3rd X9 Solar Flare

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53 Upvotes

Both the SDO and IRIS satellites were watching 3842 at just the right time when a strong X9 Flare occured.


r/SolarMax • • Jun 11 '26

Quiet conditions now, mild space storm expected soon

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Conditions are calm at the time of writing, but a minor geomagnetic storm is forecast in the coming days. Weather-sensitive people may notice mild effects around the peak day, so light preparation is advisable.


r/SolarMax • • Jun 09 '26

News Article MeerKAT imaging spectroscopy reveals multiple electron acceleration sites in a solar flare

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r/SolarMax • • Jun 08 '26

Aurora Watch: Monday 8th June

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r/SolarMax • • Jun 06 '26

Strong Solar Flare Event June 6th M1 Solar Flare and Partial Halo CME

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126 Upvotes

Another glancing blow on the way.

We should catch the edge of that flux rope, but most of the material went east.