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Virtual Star Party – January 19, 2014: Jupiter, the Moon and Nebulae

Host: Fraser Cain Astronomers: Andrew Dumbleton in the UK David Dickinson in Florida Shahrin Ahmed in Malaysia Gary Gonella in…

10 years ago

Watch Live Webcast of the Active Sun

The team from Slooh will broadcast a live Solar special focusing on the sudden emergence of hyperactivity on the Sun…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: A Man-Made Sunspot

The Sun has been active recently along with showing several sunspots. But astrophotogher Efrain Morales captured an additional 'man-made' sunspot…

11 years ago

Astrophotos: Monster Sunspot Evolution

Caption: A 5-day sequence of sunspot group AR1520. Credit: Shahrin Ahmad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Click to see a larger version.…

12 years ago

How Big Are Sunspots?

[/caption] The short answer? Really big. The long answer? Really, really big. The image above shows sunspot regions in comparison…

12 years ago

Big Sunspot; Little Chinese Space Station

[/caption] Astrophotographer extraordinaire Thierry Legault has made a name for himself with his images of spacecraft transiting across the face…

12 years ago

Giant Sunspot Seen Through Dusty Skies

[/caption] The enormous sunspot region responsible for all the recent fuss and flares was easily visible from Earth yesterday... easily…

12 years ago

“Cool” Gas May Be At The Root Of Sunspots

[/caption] Although well over 40 years old, the Dunn Solar Telescope at Sunspot, New Mexico isn't going to be looking…

12 years ago

Giant Sunspot Turns to Face the Earth

[/caption] What has been billed as the largest sunspot observed in several years has now rotated around to stare straight…

12 years ago

Largest Sunspot in Years Now on the Sun

One of the largest sunspots in years is now visible, rotating around into view on the Sun's limb on November…

12 years ago