Strongest sunspot in a decade

Strongest sunspot in a decade

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The most vigorous sunspot activity in a decade is shown here at two different wavelengths, recorded at the Dunn Solar Telescope at the Sacramento Peak Observatory. Further details are given in an article in the June 2001 NOAO Newsletter (currently only available in PDF format).

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