yup, and about 20 minutes ago we got an X-2 from sunspot 649, the smaller of the two big sunspots just rotating over the eastern limb, which now makes 7 flares in just under 48 hours.
If you made it to:
http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/
in the top graph on that page there are numbers over each peak, if you click on that number it will take you to a page that shows a small closeup movie of the flare, shows what region of the sun it came from as well as the magnitude and duration of thge flare.
a very informative page once you figure out how it works.
another nice one is:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/
this page features an auroral map, click on it and it will bring up a larger view thaat updates every 5 minutes, great for aurora chasing!!!
and of course:
www.spaceweather.com
for basic updates and breaking news
Over your study of such sun spot trends etc . . . .
How's the current phenomena compare with historical averages.
What are the learned explanations? Predictions?
Any implications regarding El Nino?