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Community photo entitled  by Helio C. Vital on 08/26/2021 at Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On 08/26/2021 05:25 pm by Helio C. Vital | Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Photo shows the Sun a few minutes before setting on Aug. 26, 2021 with two major active regions 2859 and 2860 (twin cores). The glow of the Sun had been attenuated by a layer of mist that had brought into visibility the solar spots.
Important note: photo taken shortly after a solar tsunami and a coronal mass ejection had Just initiated from a flare in Active Region 2859.

Nikon CoolPix P900 camera (no filter)

PhotoScape was used to improve contrast.