Another large prominence from SOHO

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...eit304_1024.jpg

Well, the prolonged minimum is certainly ending with a vengence. Just in time, too, with this new armada of assets on-orbit!

Good times ahead.

The prominence erupted overnight - here's the CME from LACSCO C2

C2 Animation

Another beautiful sequence from STEREO

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/

And a full resolution still:

http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/browse//...5_n4euA_304.jpg

A lot of activity today

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...eit304_1024.jpg

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...eit304_1024.jpg

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...eit304_1024.jpg

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...eit304_1024.jpg

This prolonged solar minimum is still holding - we are essentially no further ahead in sunspots than a year ago

( http://www.nwra.com/spawx/ssne-year.html )

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Yes, at the beginning of the year, it looked like things had finally picked up.

Huge eruptive prominence from STEREO Ahead on the 18th June.

Another spectacular prominence this evening from SOHO

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...eit304_1024.jpg

And now appearing in the C3 images

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov//data/REPRO...2018_c3_512.jpg