SpaceWeather.com | Since Sunspot 1019 emerged on May 31st - it has rapidly grown & reorganized into a Double Sunspot

MAGNETIC MAELSTROM: "Sunspot 1019 continues to put on a show," reports astronomer Pete Lawrence of Selsey UK. "Two distinct main spots are visible with a number of smaller pores scattered around a vast field of magnetic fibrils. The view through an H-alpha 'scope is stunning."

Since the sunspot emerged on May 31st, it has rapidly grown and reorganized itself into the double spot visible today: movie. The region is crackling with A- and B-class solar flares, which nicely highlight the sunspot's surroundings for astrophotographers. Readers, if you have a solar telescope, take a look!

more images: from Howard Eskildsen of Ocala, Florida; from Jérôme Grenier of Paris France; from Marco Vidovic of Stojnci, Slovenia; from Pavol Rapavy of Observatory Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia; from Steve Wainwright of Swansea, S.Wales, UK; from David Evans of Coleshill, Warwickshire, UK; from Keith Davies of Swansea, South Wales, UK; from Bruno Nolf of Otegem, Belgium; from Domenico Licchelli of Gagliano del Capo, Italy