SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Michael Teoh
Location of Photo:
Heng Ee Observatory, Penang, Malaysia
Date/Time of photo:
February 8, 2026, 03:19 UT
Equipment:
APM-TMB 228/2050 Telescope, Lunt Solar Wedge with Baader ND filter OD 3.0 and Baader Solar Continuum 540nm Filter, GSO 2x Barlow, QHY5III678M Camera
Description:
The active region AR4366 first emerged from the northeastern limb on January 30, 2026 and had since grown rapidly into a large and complex sunspot group containing more than 20 sunspots. It had also produced six X-class and dozens other M-class anc C-class solar flares throughout its journey across the surface of the Sun, including an X8.1 flare which is the strongest flare of the year 2026 so far, and the third strongest of the current solar cycle 25.
