On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched AR26665, an active region — an area of intense and complex magnetic fields — rotate into view on the sun. The satellite continued to track the region as it grew and eventually rotated across the sun and out of view on July 17.
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GSFC_20170804_SDO_m12105_SunSpot
Date Created
August 4, 2017
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GSFC
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Goddard Space Flight Center
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