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Sunspots today new
      #3410017 - 10/25/09 01:47 PM

"There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday"...Sting

Mt Wilson Observatory 150 foot Solar Tower Current Sunspot Drawing by Dr. Steve Padilla

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Re: Sunspots today [Re: Matthew Ota]
      #3410590 - 10/25/09 06:42 PM Attachment (2 downloads)

Thanks for the post, Matthew. I took this pic of the 150 foot solar telescope when I visited Mt. Wilson in 2005.

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