Sunspot 484 near the sun's northeastern limb is growing remarkably fast

Ref: http://spaceweather.com/
http://spaceweather.com/images2003/19oct03/484_med.gif

SOLAR ACTIVITY: Sunspot
484 near the sun's northeastern limb is growing remarkably fast.
Yesterday it was barely visible. Now it is about 7 times wider than
Earth and poses a threat for X-class solar flares. (Indeed, an
X-flare has just erupted from the active region at 1645 UT.) The
sunspot is easy to see, but never look directly at the sun. Always
practice safe solar observing. See:
http://spaceweather.com/sunspots/doityourself.html