Saturday, March 10, 2012

Full Disk H-alpha image March 10


This is a full disk H-Alpha image taken March 10.  Active area 1429, which continues to produce X-Class flares (the most energetic the Sun produces) is visible as a light area to the left of center.  On the right limb of the disk, a prominence is faintly visible a little above the 3 o'clock position.

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