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  • What is called a giant sunspot in this image ?

    From a a@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 8 10:57:15 2022
    Could you explain me what is called a sunspot in this image
    or what is a number of sunspots seen in this image,
    by your definition of sunspot


    https://spaceweather.com/images2022/07oct22/ar3112.gif

    Sunspot AR3112 photographed on Oct. 7th by Apollo Lasky of Naperville, Illinois

    The giant sunspot has been strangely quiet since it rotated over the sun's eastern limb last week. Is this the calm before the storm? Another possibility exists: NOAA analysts suggest that AR3112 could be 2 or 3 separate sunspots traveling together,
    masquerading as a single behemoth. If so, the apparent magnetic complexity of AR3112--i.e., the quality that makes it dangerous--may be a sham.

    https://spaceweather.com/images2022/07oct22/ar3112.gif
    We might soon find out. There is no better way to make a sunspot flare than headlining a news item "Failure to Flare."


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    Could you explain me what is called a giant or small sunspot in this image
    or what is a number of sunspots seen in this image,
    by your definition of sunspot ?

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