The last time I viewed the sun through my telescope, it was August 31, and there were three spots on it at the time. I was stunned to see the sun today, and find this amazing collection of spots, both large and small, and many of them surrounded by penumbras - the gray areas surrounding the black spots. What is particularly amazing is that we are at the end of the current sunspot cycle, which means that sunspots are few and far between. There have been weeks in the last several months, with no spots at all. So today was a wonderful surprise. Please click on the image to see more detail.
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