Originally posted by sensfanThere's nothing impressive in it.
Yes, smaller than anticipated, but still pretty impressive...
I checked it today with telescope and when comparing to even moderate activity face off the sun is almost clear from sunspots.
This is what impressive means... (from my previous post)
EDIT:
Since then the sun's 27-day rotation has turned the pair toward Earth. They're no longer impressive. Decaying sunspot 720 is small and scattered, while sunspot 733, about as wide as Earth, has a simple magnetic field posing little threat for flares.www.spaceweather.com...
[edit on 9-2-2005 by E_T]

