This image of the Sun was taken at the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory at the Museum in Washington, DC at 1:54 pm on February 3, 2012.

One large sunspot group is visible, but the Sun was quiet on this day.

Telescope: Lunt 100mm hydrogen-alpha

Camera: Lumenera SKYnyx 2-2M

Created:

February 03, 2012

Photographer:

Geneviève de Messières

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WEB13119-2013

Source:

Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory

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