Sunspot as seen by the Vacuum Tower Telescope

Picture of a sunspot taken with the National Solar Observatory's Vacuum Tower Telescope (now redesignated as the Richard B. Dunn Solar Telescope) at the Sacramento Peak Observatory, showing features on a scale of about 100 km. Image provided by T. Rimmele (see NOAO press release 98-08).

Credit:

T.Rimmele/NSO/AURA/NSF

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Id:noao-02642
Type:Planetary
Release date:Sept. 22, 1998
Size:880 x 880 px

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