Unfortunately, I missed the huge prominence on 11-15-2011 because of rain in the Austin area. Go figure, rain in Austin. After living in this area for over 7 months, I think it has only rained once or twice. Texas has experienced a severe drought for a long time. Anyway, back to the sun. Solar activity has really been on the increase for some time now after one of the longest solar minimums in over 100 years. Here are a few images from 11-16-2011: