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World’s biggest solar telescope captures sunspots as never seen before

Eclipse success on Easter Island

The Sun, Upcoming Events

An annular solar eclipse: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The corona is made of hot, glowing plasma flying off of the Sun. It can only be seen when the Sun is completely eclipsed. Credit: Blake Estes

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, The Sun

The Great North American Eclipse: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

A simple finder scope mounted to a piece of lumber projects a clear image of the Sun.

2024 Solar Eclipse

Build a Sun projector with a finder scope or cheap binoculars

The author’s photo-illustration attempts to capture the unusual appearance of totality, as seen during the April 20, 2023, hybrid solar eclipse near Com, East Timor.

The Moon, The Sun

Secret Sky: A topsy-turvy eclipse

Science, Solar System

Galileo’s sunspot sketches get AI-enhanced makeover

Astronomy for beginners, The Sun

A sunspot bino challenge

Have sunspots been observed on other stars?

Solar System, The Sun

Corrected sunspot history suggests climate change since the Industrial Revolution not due to natural solar trends

Telescopes and Equipment, The Sun

Astronomy tests Daystar’s Quark

A 12th-century sunspot enigma