A Spotty Sun, Morning Luna’s Silver Sliver, Dotted Jupiter and Ringed Saturn Ride the Sea-Goat, and Looking at Lyra!

This full-disk image of the sun in visible wavelengths was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite on August 29, 2021. It shows the huge sunspot group designated AR2860 that is currently visible by anyone using safely filtered telescopes, pinhole projectors, and eclipse viewers. That active region is emitting strong M-class flares. Visit Spaceweather.com and…
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