Watch Live Webcast of the Active Sun

By Nancy Atkinson - January 15, 2014 at 1:01 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy

The team from

Slooh

will broadcast a live Solar special focusing on the sudden emergence of hyperactivity on the Sun -- lately attributed sunspot

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. Right now, the Sun is in what is supposed to be the active phase of its 11-year solar cycle, Solar Cycle 24. While this has been an unusually quiet solar maximum, lately the Sun has been more active.

The broadcast will feature live feeds of the Sun from the Prescott Observatory run by Matt Francis and Slooh astronomer Bob Berman. They will provide live expert commentary during the 30 minute broadcast. The Solar Special will start at 10:00 AM PST/ 1:00 PM EST/ 18:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 15th.

You can watch live, below, or the replay if you missed it live: