~8~31~11~SUNSPOT AND SOLAR FLARE UPDATE~ [1]

AS OF 8~31~11

EMERGING SUNSPOTS: Sunspots are emerging at several locations around the solar disk, peppering the Earth-side of the sun with active regions. Of particular interest is fast-growing sunspot 1282, shown here in an August 31st snapshot from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

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AR1282 has increased in size more than ten-fold during the past 48 hours: movie [2]. Moreover, the sunspot is near the center of the solar disk, so any flares from this active region today would likely be Earth-directed.

http://spaceweather.com/ [3]