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<\/a>“A picture of the sunspot cluster known as AR 1339 taken with a backyard telescope”<\/p><\/div>\n
AR 1339 is now located in the center of the Sun directly pointing towards Earth which has the potential to cause damages to satellites and humans if solar flares become active. Although, the last solar flare activity recorded from AR 1339 was on the 3rd<\/sup> of November flares can become active anytime and are at most detectable within minutes of the occurrence. These flares have a high potential to disrupt satellites and due to radiation exposure pose health risks to airline pilots and scientists aboard the space station.<\/p>\n While AR 1339 is visible to the naked eye Philip H. Scherrer, a Stanford professor, warns, like Tiho, that \u201cpeople should never look directly at the sun\u201d.<\/p>\n http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2011\/11\/111110-sunspots-ar1339-earth-jupiter-solar-flare-auroras-space-science\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Shane Sullivan Sunspots are magnetic storms on the surface of the Sun which are sometimes visible from Earth as black dots on the surface of the Sun. Recently scientists observed the largest group of sunspots seen since 2005 which … Continue reading