Sunspots

Capture

Seestar s50

Date

22 April 2024

Location

Camden, NSW

Original

1439 × 1870 px

Sunspots are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s photosphere caused by intense, concentrated magnetic fields, typically appearing in cycles of roughly 11 years. Sunspots are directly linked to aurora activity. During times of low sunspot activity, solar minimum, auroras are less frequent. Conversely, when the Sun is active, more sunspots appear, often leading to northern and southern lights that can be seen further from the poles than usual.

See it in the sun gallery