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Sunspots at Solar Maximum and Minimum

Our Sun experienced fewer sunspots in 2008 than it had since the 1957 launch of Sputnik. As of Sun-Earth Day on March 20, 2009, the Sun was continuing its quiet pattern.


Images courtesy SOHO, the EIT Consortium, and the MDI Team. Caption by Michon Scott with input from David Hathaway, Marshall Space Flight Center, and Joe Gurman, Goddard Space Flight Center.

Published March 20, 2009
Data acquired July 19, 2000 - March 18, 2009

Source:
SOHO