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Images of Massive Sunspot Show Sun's Chaos

By Hugh CollinsSep 4th 2010 – 2:45PM
New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology

(Sept. 4) -- New images of a colossal sunspot show the chaos and energy on the surface of the sun. The New Solar Telescope in Big Bear Lake, Calif., snapped the closest image ever taken of the sunspot, which is larger than the Earth. Resembling a giant sunflower, it makes for a pretty picture, but the black fibers are...

Background on big bear solar observatory

The Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) is a solar observatory located on the north side of Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains of southwestern San Bernardino County, California (USA), approximately east of downtown Los Angeles.

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