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Community photo entitled superiority by Patricio Leon on 02/02/2026 at Santiago, Chile

superiority

On 02/02/2026 10:10 am by Patricio Leon | Santiago, Chile

besides being ferocious, AR4366 is HUGE, its longitudinal size, even without foreshortening correction, is about 11 Earths side by side; the spot is easily observed with protected eye alone close to 6 o'clock limb in the morning and 2 o'clock limb in the afternoon (due to field rotation, as seen from 33° south latitude). The above image allows to see fine detail in the spot complex structure and a smiling friendly face in the big western dark core.

Newt 4.5" + solar film, 1/640s ISO100

crop, B/C