SUNSPOT EVOLUTION

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SUNSPOT EVOLUTION: Active sunspot AR3234 is not only turning toward Earth, but also growing. This 48-hour movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows AR3234 quadrupling in size as it comes around the solar limb:

AR3234 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for strong M-class solar flares. Any eruptions in the days ahead will be geoeffective as the sunspot lines up with our planet. Stay tuned. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text.

SUNSET SKY SHOW: "Last night, we saw a spectacular scene in the evening sky," reports Marek Nikodem of Szubin, Poland. "The young Moon was approaching Venus and Jupiter, forming a bright triangle in the sunset sky. Even random people stopped and took pictures."