This is a black and white image of the Sun. The dark areas are sunspots. Sunspots are cool, active areas that appear on the surface of the Sun due to disturbances that occur below. Image courtesy of the NCAR.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

This is a black and white image of the Sun. The dark areas are sunspots. Sunspots are cool, active areas that appear on the surface of the Sun due to disturbances that occur below. Image courtesy of the NCAR.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

This is a black and white image of the Sun. The dark areas are sunspots. Sunspots are cool, active areas that appear on the surface of the Sun due to disturbances that occur below. Image courtesy of the NCAR.
the High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, USA. NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

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