What does an X9.3 flare producing sunspot look like on a magnetogram?

[cgrant26]

So I'm pretty new to following solar weather and specifically, magnetograms. I think I get the gist of what characteristics give sunspot regions their classifications but I wanted to get a look at one from the past that produced a big event.

This is 12673 that produced an X9.3 on Sept 6, 2017. (soft X-ray flare)

Wow, that's amazingly chaotic compared to what I've seen so far.

Here's what it looked like just 3 days prior:

 

[Jesterface23]

48 minutes ago, cgrant26 said:

This is 12673 that produced an X9.3 on Sept 6, 2017. (soft X-ray flare)

Wow, that's amazingly chaotic compared to what I've seen so far.

 

That was the region during the flare. Here it is a few minutes prior to the flare,

The large positive and negative polarity spot umbras are right next to each other

[cgrant26]

12 minutes ago, Jesterface23 said:

 

That was the region during the flare. Here it is a few minutes prior to the flare,

The large positive and negative polarity spot umbras are right next to each other

Reminds me of a radial velocity image from a thunderstorm passing directly over a doppler site.

 

Thanks for adding that.

[Bry]

17 hours ago, cgrant26 said:

So I'm pretty new to following solar weather and specifically, magnetograms. I think I get the gist of what characteristics give sunspot regions their classifications but I wanted to get a look at one from the past that produced a big event.

This is 12673 that produced an X9.3 on Sept 6, 2017. (soft X-ray flare)

Wow, that's amazingly chaotic compared to what I've seen so far.

Here's what it looked like just 3 days prior:

 

Great question and interesting sunspot choice.

The only thing I know about that sunspot & date is that on September 3rd, 2017 was the last time a publically announced underground nuclear test was conducted in North Korea. I’m curious how that event might have impacted IMF conditions or solar activity at that time if at all.

I agree, Sunspots sure do look like Doppler bell hooks seen in thunderstorms!