Spotted - Dark, contorted sunspot nearly twice the diameter of Earth (See pic)
Researchers including those from European Southern Observatory (ESO), produced the images as a demonstration of ALMA’s ability to study solar activity at longer wavelengths of light than are typically available to solar observatories on Earth.
Jan 23, 2017, 11:33 AM ISTScientists spot 'dark' sunspot centre twice the size of Earth
However, to achieve a fuller understanding, astronomers need to study it across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including the millimetre and submillimetre portion that ALMA can observe.
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