Sunspot seen in visible and millimetre wavelength light

1,262 views · Published 27 January 2017 · 0:11 · Indexed 14 October 2026

Channel: European Southern Observatory (ESO) · 2017 · Science & Technology

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This video shows a major sunspot on the surface of the Sun. The initial view is in visible light, from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and the final view is from ALMA, at millimetre wavelengths.

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Credit:
NASA-SDO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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