This sunspot captured in Switzerland was so large that it was visible with the naked eye. This photograph was captured on January 5th. While the sunspot was dimmed and blurred by Earth's atmosphere, it was still visible. More detailed views show that the solar active region is larger than the Earth.This sunspot produced a coronal mass ejection and a solar flare. This may have caused geomagnetic storms and aurora. I figured that this APOD was very relevant to the chapter that we are currently on in Astronomy class. I recognize terms like coronal mass ejection, sunspot, and solar flare from the chapter.
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