Flares from AR13234. Click the above image to watch
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Flaring Sun to Celebrate Hinode's 6000 days
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Flares and more flares! As the Sun becomes more active, there is an increased likelihood of a major flare watch being declared. Observers receive these alerts when a large flare (M or X class) is likely to occur from a specific AR. It is difficult to know the exact time a flare will happen, so we 'sit and stare' at the active region for an extended period of time to increase our chances of catching the flare. Hinode/XRT was lucky to catch a C flare during a major flare watch on February 23rd and 24th from Active Region 13234. There are over 2000 flares observed in the 6000 days Hinode has been in orbit. Keywords: AR Tracking, Flare Filters: Thin_Be |
(Prepared by Joy Velasquez and Crisel Suarez)
The XRT instrument team is comprised of SAO, NASA, JAXA, and NAOJ.
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