Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Sunspot Castle

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 12, 2011 is “Sunspot Castle,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann). The original explanation runs about 109 words.

Sunspot Castle
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Each day can have a beautiful ending as the Sun sets below the western horizon. This week, the setting Sun added naked-eye sunspots to its finale, as enormous active regions rotated across the dimmed, reddened solar disc.”

— APOD editors, November 12, 2011

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 12, 2011
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 109 words

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Source

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