Is Our Star Getting Excited?

[rdunk]

The LA Times/Science is reporting, "The sun has erupted more than two dozen times over the last week, sending radiation and solar material hurtling through space - and scientists say more eruptions may be coming".

I do wonder if this is simply coincidental that such is happening during the same period as when "Comet" (?) ISON continues to approach toward the Sun??? Is it even possible that inherent gravitational forces (or other) are at play here, enough to "excite" the fusion properties of the Sun??

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-solar-flare-20131031,0,7996603.story#axzz2jP7BrMFI


                                                 

[Pimander]

I do wonder if this is simply coincidental that such is happening during the same period as when "Comet" (?) ISON continues to approach toward the Sun??? Is it even possible that inherent gravitational forces (or other) are at play here, enough to "excite" the fusion properties of the Sun??

The activity is caused by a planetary alignment.


Constructed using the useful http://www.theplanetstoday.com/ website.

The alignment of the Moon, Sun, Mercury, Earth and Saturn have an effect on the Suns magnetic field which causes increased sunspot activity.  There are probably gravitational effects as well.  I'd be more surprised if there were not more flares than usual.