This sunspot has developed a lot in the past 48 hours and it's producing C class flares.

Interesting indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if it develops a gamma configuration soon (might even have it, I'm rusty in classifying gamma). I would say that this region is the most complex on the disk at the moment. I really hope it can fire out some nice plasma in the coming days as it rotates into a earth directed position 😎

Seems to still be complexifying; still not very complex, but there's definitely a delta there now. Given the positive spot that's developing past the delta I'd say it would pass as a gamma too for the full BGD designation, but just barely.

there are 2 deltas and a gamma-configuration right now. a nice BGD

Lapse of the last two days, can definitely see some development in the most recent part:

37 minutes ago, tniickck said:

there are 2 deltas and a gamma-configuration right now. a nice BGD

Definitely. And looks as if its M class material very soon as well. C classes climbing steadily too.  

CME departing from this region now on LASCO due to the most recent eruption. It appears to have a width of about 170°, so perhaps a weak glancing blow in a few days

It developed even more throughout the night, the negative spot grew a lot, a lot more little spots between the two big ones, could be interesting if it continues like that.

Edited January 21, 20241 yr by chronical

2 hours ago, chronical said:

It developed even more throughout the night, the negative spot grew a lot, a lot more little spots between the two big ones, could be interesting if it continues like that.

All while quite, Hopefully building up for a flare, And that's good because it's facing us soon.

Is that bad for technology and power 

Yes or no

3 minutes ago, Nathan Majors said:

Is that bad for technology and power 

Yes or no

Sunspots, not at all. No need to worry about anything.

Looks way more interesting than 24 hours ago. Look at all those sunspots forming fast.

4 minutes ago, Chris_Wicklund said:

Looks way more interesting than 24 hours ago. Look at all those sunspots forming fast.

Magnetically it looks less exciting to me but I’m no expert. What do you think?

Finally a baby M.  Took ya long enough.  Haha.  

Still only an M1 though

Solar protons rising due to this spot or what?

3 minutes ago, Sotiris Konstantis said:

Solar protons rising due to this spot or what?

Likely due to the approaching CMEif you ask me

Maybe the M-Flare too 

but I’m not sure

31 minutes ago, Sotiris Konstantis said:

Solar protons rising due to this spot or what?

no. due to the incoming CME 

the M flare did no cme at all so it couldnt send any protons to us

Noaa calls this region Delta but i dont really see deltas

Looks like most of the current complexity is located in the top left of the region now; I think that strictly speaking should be designated as a separate AR, but I guess it's all part of the same structure anyway.

7 minutes ago, MinYoongi said:

Noaa calls this region Delta but i dont really see deltas

The previous deltas between the two largest spots seem to be gone for now, but as per the above there are some spots that are at least close to being deltas in the top left part of the region. Not sure how often or how recently NOAA updates their classification; it's just once per day, isn't it?

Its been getting a bit wild these last few hours!

7 minutes ago, Jay-B said:

Its been getting a bit wild these last few hours!

It’s only the beginning!

"Solar activity was at high levels with M-class activity from Region 3559
(N20E12, Fck/beta-gamma)"

🤭

Hmm, the M5.12 flare actually goes to 3559

Just now, Jesterface23 said:

Hmm, the M5.12 flare actually goes to 3559

both flared, but this one a bit more! I wasn’t sure which one „wins“, so thanks 🙏