SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Jon Greif
Location of Photo:
Alpine, CA, USA
Date/Time of photo:
November 22, 2023, at noon PST
Equipment:
Lunt LS50 50 mm Hydrogen alpha pressure tumed refractor, ZWO ASI178MM camera, Skywatcher AZGTI mount with solar tracking, ASI Cap capture software, Lynkeos andPixinsight 1.8.9-2 processing software on an M1 MacBook Pro.
Description:
Lots of solar activity reported in the last 2 days, including the cluster of sunspots in the 1-3 o'clock region in the photo on the left, taken about noon today. On the right is an overexposed, inverted image to emphasize flares, of which there are quite a few. We are currently being buffeted by a fast solar wind, and our geomagnetic field has been disturbed enough to cause a minor geomagnetic storm, which will result in lots of Auroral activity. For a full (and daily) solar weather forecast: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/solar-activity.html.
