Sunspot Alert

Spaceweather.com reports that the sun is putting on its own 4th of July fireworks show.

The report says:

A new sunspot is rapidly emerging in the sun's southern hemisphere and it is crackling with B-class solar flares.

The magnetic polarity of sunspot 1024 identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24. It appears to be the best offering yet of the young solar cycle.

Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.