Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This animation shows images of sunspots and faculae captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite between April 15 and 23, 2014, near the peak of solar cycle 24. Bright faculae around sunspots are more visible near the edge of the solar disk than they are in the center.
This animation shows images of sunspots and faculae captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite between April 15 and 23, 2014, near the peak of solar cycle 24. Bright faculae around sunspots are more visible near the edge of the solar disk than they are in the center.










