[South Florida DX Association] Giant Sunspot - Space Weather News for Oct. 22, 2003

[Bill Marx]

Space Weather News for Oct. 22, 2003

Sunspot 484, which first appeared this past weekend, has grown into one of
the biggest sunspots in years. Now about the size of the planet Jupiter,
it's easy to see. But never look directly at the sun!  

Meanwhile, say forecasters, another big sunspot could soon appear near the
sun's southeastern limb. The active region is not yet directly visible,
but the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has seen material being
blasted over the sun's limb from the approaching spot.

Major eruptions are possible from these active regions as they rotate
across the face of the sun over the next two weeks.