An unusually large sunspot is pointed at earth according to NASA. This sunspot is twenty times the size of our planet and can be seen without a telescope. This sunspot active region has the potential to generate what is called a coronal mass ejection with a potential force of a billion megaton bombs. IF that happens and IF it hits earth with that much force it could affect our orbiting satellites and our power grid. Not good news with our recent power crunch here in Arizona! Click here for more on how the sun can affect our power grid.

All Pictures from NASA and taken by the SOHO satellite

X-Rays, Aurora, Solar Wind and all sorts of info from the SOHO satellite is available. It is called "Space Weather". Click here for the SOHO page. THEN, on the middle right side of the page, click on SPACE WEATHER

Below are and lower right are images from the Extreme Ultrviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) on SOHO. Click here for SOHO web page. THEN, in the upper left corner click on THE SUN NOW.

Go back to the SOHO page and on the upper right side of the page, Click on SUNPOTS.

Especially note sunspot 0652. This is the sunspot that is 20 times the size of earth.