images

Sunspots

by

J.Lodriguss/Novapix

Reference

a-sol01-01100

Date

2007-01-28

Two giant sunspots in this false color image taken on October 30 2003. Active region 10488 is at left and region 10486 is to the right. The intricate detail visible around sunspots is caused by the Sun's magnetic fields and the interaction of ionized gas in the Sun's atmosphere.