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1. Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 17:45:12 JST Wonder of Science

   Close-up view of a sunspot the size of Earth on the surface of the Sun filmed by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope. Sunspots are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by intense magnetic fields.

   Video credit: Luc Rouppe van der Voort / ISP

   • Drake Narco (zoldos@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 18:07:17 JST Drake Narco

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     @wonderofscience It looks like an eye. Incredible capture!

   • VoxofGod (voxofgod@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 18:17:54 JST VoxofGod

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     @wonderofscience So I mean is it theoretical what causes a magnetic fluctuation?

     The temperature goes down because it's getting hotter elsewhere and that energy is fed to it by the Sun in order to create more complex molecules like calcium and what have you?

     Totally lay person just riffing

   • RedtheBean (redthebean@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 21:57:30 JST RedtheBean

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     @wonderofscience aw it has an earth shaped hole in it 🥲

   • Steve (stevekillelay@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 07:11:35 JST Steve

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     @wonderofscience One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them

   • Fernando Mumbach (fermuch@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jan-2024 21:41:40 JST Fernando Mumbach

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     @wonderofscience this is awesome to look at. Is there a better resolution video?

   • Purple_Sky (purple_sky@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 01-Feb-2024 01:24:13 JST Purple_Sky

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     @wonderofscience

     Beautiful like a sunflower ♥️