Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Sunspots: Magnetic Depressions

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 22, 1998 is “Sunspots: Magnetic Depressions,” an image. It is credited to Credit: National Solar Observatory. The original explanation runs about 135 words.

Sunspots: Magnetic Depressions
Credit: National Solar Observatory Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Our Sun has spots! These spots appear dark in photographs like the one above, but in fact sunspots are quite bright – they are just dark compared to the rest of the Sun.”

— APOD editors, March 22, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 22, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: National Solar Observatory
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 135 words

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