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Tag: 2016 sunspot

Posted on April 11, 2016 by David Dickinson

Huge Sunspot Turns Earthward

Massive sunspot AR 2529 at sunset. Image credit and copyright: Gadi Eidelheit.

Our seemly placid host star is just full of surprises.

Just one week ago, it looked like we were set to enter the first spotless stretch of 2016, as the Earthward face of Sol presented one lonely sunspot group going ’round the limb, headed towards the solar far side. Continue reading “Huge Sunspot Turns Earthward”

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