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Sunspots at Sunset

I did'nt set out this evening to take pictures of sunspots, I just set out to take some shots of the sunset over my hometown of Wakefield, West Yorkshire UK.

 

However when I analysed some of the shots I saw markings on the sun, so I checked up on the Web and low and behold the marks are indeed sunspots.

 

To give the group the official name they are sunspot 1164 and has a "beta-gamma-delta" magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.

 

You really need to view this image in full size to see the spots really clearly.

 

www.flickr.com/photos/kevinwakelam/5491936557/sizes/l/

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Uploaded on March 2, 2011
Taken on March 2, 2011