1 minute ago, MinYoongi said:

Have my thanks! Sometimes its nice to verify what I'm seeing.

When do you think would it be safe to say what we're saying is not too foreshortened but rather true?

I think we'll have a pretty good idea in a couple of days, maybe even one day for the closest spots.

11 minutes ago, Philalethes said:

I think we'll have a pretty good idea in a couple of days, maybe even one day for the closest spots.

Okay. I just wondered, because i saw someone on X praising the region as an X-Player already and whatsonot.

Agreed!  Current information is typically more accurate although not necessarily American media IMO. 

Just now, MinYoongi said:

Okay. I just wondered, because i saw someone on X praising the region as an X-Player already and whatsonot.

That is true, at least that one X-flare did seem to come from this region if I'm not mistaken; that might point to there being more complexity than we can readily observe right now.

2 minutes ago, Philalethes said:

That is true, at least that one X-flare did seem to come from this region if I'm not mistaken; that might point to there being more complexity than we can readily observe right now.

Maybe. Could also mean it may simplified after. time will tell  waiting game is BACK

Pretty much up around here is where old region 3654 sits, currently unnumbered.

5 hours ago, Jesterface23 said:

Pretty much up around here is where old region 3654 sits, currently unnumbered.

Ah, so this is a standalone region. Nice!

3683 has been stealthily growing exponentially, something to look forward too in a few weeks when she wraps back around.

(forgive the quality of the gif, its a nightmare working with the 200 kB limit)

1 hour ago, Balarius said:

(forgive the quality of the gif, its a nightmare working with the 200 kB limit)

You can upload to an external image host and simply paste the link directly to the image in the post, and it'll get embedded automatically.

3 hours ago, Philalethes said:

You can upload to an external image host and simply paste the link directly to the image in the post, and it'll get embedded automatically.

I was actually just about to direct message you and ask which image host you recommend haha. You've told me in the past but I couldn't find the thread where I asked the first time.

2 minutes ago, Parabolic said:

I was actually just about to direct message you and ask which image host you recommend haha. You've told me in the past but I couldn't find the thread where I asked the first time.

I've used this one for a while, since it Just Works™ (for now at least), but there are probably lots of equally good alternatives.

Gyazo is good too

1 hour ago, MinYoongi said:

Gyazo is good too

I use gyphy for animated gifs.

3683 is super interesting to me. 

It looks nearly identical to the fledgling 3664 when it first rotated into view.  Buncha little spots that expand outward to improve the structures "influence" over a large area rather than congealing into one big spot.  The spots seam pretty stable too compared to similar structures around it.  The other areas seem to have spots that pop in and out existence, visually at least.  Whereas 3683's spots appear and stay.   No idea what that means because im speaking out my ass, but that little spot is behaving differently than everything else we can see. 

Sucks we wont be able to see what it does for a few weeks. 

10 minutes ago, Balarius said:

3683 is super interesting to me. 

It looks nearly identical to the fledgling 3664 when it first rotated into view.  Buncha little spots that expand outward to improve the structures "influence" over a large area rather than congealing into one big spot.  The spots seam pretty stable too compared to similar structures around it.  The other areas seem to have spots that pop in and out existence, visually at least.  Whereas 3683's spots appear and stay.   No idea what that means because im speaking out my ass, but that little spot is behaving differently than everything else we can see. 

Sucks we wont be able to see what it does for a few weeks. 

Are you sure you mean 3683 because as far as i know, this region is almost on the western part and not an incoming region o.o 

8 minutes ago, MinYoongi said:

Are you sure you mean 3683 because as far as i know, this region is almost on the western part and not an incoming region o.o 

We have no thread for 3683 nor a future threat thread

 

It'll be incoming in a few weeks technically

something big is coming

31 minutes ago, Adrian Kobyłecki said:

something big is coming

This is the former region 3663

8 minutes ago, Misaka said:

This is the former region 3663

I completely forgot about it. was it complex?

18 minutes ago, MinYoongi said:

I completely forgot about it. was it complex?

yep, it produced a bunch of X flares including X4.5 in the beginning of May

18 minutes ago, tniickck said:

yep, it produced a bunch of X flares including X4.5 in the beginning of May

Huh. Any signs its still active since rotating off? Thanks!

5 hours ago, MinYoongi said:

Huh. Any signs its still active since rotating off? Thanks!

Every one of it's big flares was impulsive. We didn't start getting all the CMEs until 3664 started going nuts so if it was popping off more impulsive flares on the far side I don't what would detect that but you certainly wouldn't see anything on LASCO.

Edited May 20, 20241 yr by cgrant26

has 3664 been putting big CME's lately or has it been quiet?

What would cause this sudden massive spike in solar wind density?

14 hours ago, danderson400 said:

has 3664 been putting big CME's lately or has it been quiet

We cannot see the backside of course but the last blast which was misinterpreted today was likely 3664 on it’s way to us in about 8-9 days I think. 

Edited May 21, 20241 yr by hamateur 1953