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Sunspots seen by SOHO. Oct 28 2003.

by

Nasa/ESA/Soho/Novapix

Reference

a-sol02-01500

Date

2006-11-11

This is a picture of the large sunspots associated with Active Region 10486 (bottom group of dark blotches) taken October 28, 2003 with SOHO's Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) instrument. This sunspot group was even larger than the sunspots associated with Active Region 10484 (see Item 1 above). Region 10486 was monstrous and produced the largest flare ever recorded in X-rays on November 4, 2003 before rotating behind the edge of the Sun.