A Big Sunspot from Solar Cycle 24

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A large sunspot rotates across the view in SDO/HMI

A leisurely view in the SDO Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) of a very large sunspot group transiting the solar disk in October of 2014. This spot was the visible light component of the active region cataloged as NOAA 12192.

4Kx4K frames of the large sunspot

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