The Astronomical Society in Jeddah publishes a picture of the appearance of a large sunspot today at the northeastern tip of the sun

Weather of Arabia - Monitoring this morning, Thursday, March 24, 2022, the appearance of a large sun spot (without a number so far) over the northeastern edge of the sun within the activity of the twenty-fifth solar cycle.

The main dark nucleus of sunspots is at least twice the width of the Earth, in addition to the presence of a number of smaller dark nuclei, and this spot can become a source of solar flares.

Sunspots are temporary magnetic islands on the surface of the sun called (photosphere) or light ball. These spots appear dark compared to the areas around them due to their low temperature according to the measurements of the sun.

These spots are formed when the concentration of the magnetic field flow is inhibited (convection) and the result is a lower surface temperature in a particular spot compared to what is around it, and usually double spots appear with opposite magnetic poles and the spots can remain for a few days to a few weeks, but eventually dissolve.

Due to the size of these sunspots, they can be easily spotted by a telescope equipped with a sun filter, a small solar telescope, or through the technique of projecting the image of the sun.