what is this.......

Do you know something about this. This is not LUNAR or PLANET and has his own light.

img715.imageshack.us/img715/8954/solarjpg.jpg

I'd say lens flare.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_flare

When a bright source (in this case the Sun) is nearby I'd be very skeptical that a nearby bright anomaly is anything other than an optical artifact.

Theo
when you post your solar observations you refer to regions as (if I recal correctly) 1045 1047 etc - how are these identifiers created - what is the logical basis behind them? I have no doubt that they're established/accepted/real and therefore meaningful but I don't understand them - can you (or anyone) help?

Sometimes, "I'm a bear of little brain and big words bother me", (Winnie the Pooh)

Mark

An internal reflection in the lens/camera caused by the sun.
Its about the right size for the sun.

Mark --

Active Regions are numbered by the NOAA. See: hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/questions.htm#AR_numbers

Cheers,
-- Jeff.

Thanks Jeff

I've been curious about the numbering scheme for a while - your post answers my query.

Mark