XRT observes flaring activity in a very active AR. Click here for the youtube link.
Solar Pops from AR14114
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While the Sun has begun to quiet during Solar Cycle 25, the party continues with this popping active region (AR) captured June 17th through the 20th by the X-ray Telescope (XRT) on Hinode. Solar phase is marked by the number of sun spots on the Sun and is averaged over a month to see what month has the most spots (solar maximum) and the fewest (solar minimum). Once the monthly average starts to go down consistently, scientists and forecasters determine that the Sun is going into descending phase out of Solar Maximum which is where we are in the solar cycle. Descending phase does not mean that activity stops! AR14114, had two X-class flares (the strongest flare class) and numerous M- and C- class flares. The title image was an X1.27 class flare on the 19th. The active region at the start of the video is a beta-gamma-delta region which is considered the most flare productive magnetic configuration. It decreases in magnetic complexity over the time of the video, but does not decrease in size until later on the 19th, and remains active and popping throughout its time in the video. This video was taken using the Thin-Be filter. Keywords: AR Tracking, Flare Filters: Thin_Be |
(Prepared by Rhiannon Fleming and Aki Takeda)
The XRT instrument team is comprised of SAO, NASA, JAXA, and NAOJ.
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