Sol (Sun) and its phenomena

[Persej]

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[Gaby]

It's spotless, like in the Maunder Minimum. At least for today. It's been 1.5 years since the peak of the maximum sun cycle, so it's not expected to last, i.e. there should be more activity on the sun. It was however, unexpected due to the storminess of last month.

XRAS

All the spots on the sun have disappeared

Not a single spot, even the smallest one, is currently observed on the Earth-facing side of the Sun. The star is a perfect disk without any special features.

Spots are practically an integral part of the Sun's surface and are associated with the presence of its magnetic field — dark areas of the surface are formed in places with the highest concentration of magnetic flux. Since the energy for solar flares is drawn from magnetic fields, the number and area of the spots correlate with the level of solar activity. The complete disappearance of spots occurs only in a state of extremely low activity, usually during the years of the solar minimum.

The last time the Sun could be seen without a single spot was on December 11, 2021, that is, more than four years ago.

Yesterday, the flash activity index reached zero for the first time since 2024 (Лаборатория солнечной астрономии (XRAS) ).

How the Sun looked on the same day exactly one year ago, you can see for comparison here (https://xras.ru/database/sun_images/2025/hmiigr/202502/20250222_205238_hmiigr.jpg ).

In history, there have been long (for several decades) periods of a sharp decrease in the number of sunspots. The most famous of these is the so—called Maunder Minimum, which lasted from 1645 to 1715 and coincided with the coldest phase of the Little Ice Age, a prolonged era of abnormally cold and harsh winters in Europe and North America.

In the current situation on the Sun (just 1.5 years after passing the maximum of the cycle), the observed depression of activity cannot be prolonged and should end after a while. Such a sharp drop in solar activity to the bottom, especially after an exceptionally stormy start to the year, was nevertheless unexpected.

 

[Andrian]

It's spotless, like in the Maunder Minimum. At least for today. It's been 1.5 years since the peak of the maximum sun cycle, so it's not expected to last, i.e. there should be more activity on the sun. It was however, unexpected due to the storminess of last month.

XRAS

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So, one speculation would be that something in our inner solar system is grounding our Sun.

The approaching Comet Cluster the C's mentioned decades ago?

Which reminds me of what the C's mentioned that once the Sun is being grounded the current begins to flow which will lead to further weakening the magnetic field thus leading to Earth opening up thus, resulting in some kind of changes taking place.

Of course I could be totally wrong with the following speculation.

Edit: clarification

 

[Gaby]

So, one speculation would be that something in our inner solar system is grounding our Sun.

The approaching Comet Cluster the C's mentioned decades ago?

Which reminds me of what the C's mentioned that once the Sun is being grounded the current begins to flow which will lead to further weakening the magnetic field thus leading to Earth opening up thus, resulting in some kind of changes taking place.

Of course I could be totally wrong with the following speculation.

You should read the latest SOTT FOCUS: Help is on the Way: Cosmic Reset Mechanism

I think the Russians are right, although unexpected, it should not last. The Grand Solar Minimum is expected in 2030-ish. We're getting ready. Good time to pick up any space virus too.

 

[Ellipse]

Despite the Sun being spotless we got an elevated geomagnetic activity at Earth level.

Look like it was due to the central coronal hole facing us and inducing plasma wind.

 

[Gaby]

It was like 3-4 full days of spotless sun. There's a new group showing up, other than the older group that put up a show earlier this year.

Solar activity has recovered

As of early Wednesday, it is finally clear that the activity of the Sun has recovered.

We looked in the wrong direction yesterday in search of the source of the flashes. There will be another queen at this ball. Everything that happens on the chart has nothing to do with 4366. A new young area opens in the south.

Yesterday, by inertia, the fourth consecutive day without spots was recorded, but this is already a formality. "Winter" is over.

The new group of spots is not yet visible over the horizon and has no number. During the last rotation of this side of the Sun to the Earth (about 3 weeks ago), there was no active area here, so it appeared quite recently — most likely no more than 2-3 days ago. The flare level is still close to M, but still, formally, the threshold of the M-class has never been crossed. Most likely, however, this is only because some of the radiation is currently blocked by the solar disk (after all, the area is shining from beyond the horizon). In fact, it is highly likely that a number of M-flashes are already forming.

As for 4366, as far as can be judged, she is also alive in some form. At least magnetic loops are clearly emerging from the horizon in the north, growing from the spots, although the spots themselves are still not visible. But the current activity has nothing to do with it. It's down in the south, beyond the edge of the Sun, that a young, newly born band is raging.

Video (12 MB; 1920×1080) — link (https://xras.ru/info/images/20260225.mp4 ).

UPDATE 12:15 MOSCOW TIME
Came out of the horizon 4366 — picture (https://xras.ru/database/sun_images/2026/hmiigr/202602/20260225_084500_hmiigr.jpg ) (visible on the left edge above the equator). The days without sun spots are over. The lower group of spots is still hiding behind the edge, but it will also appear during the day.