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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2026 February 11   
         An image of the Sun is surrounded by 12 smaller Sun images. Each   
      surrounding image has some spots on it, but the large central image has   
         the most dark spots. Please see the explanation for more detailed   
                                   information.   
      
                                A Year of Sunspots   
        Image Credit: NASA, SDO; Processing & Copyright: +Penol +Panli & U-fur   
           -#kizler; Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)   
      
      Explanation: How many sunspots can you see? The central image shows the   
      many sunspots that occurred in 2025, month by month around the circle,   
      and all together in the grand central image. Each sunspot is   
      magnetically cooled and so appears dark -- and can last from days to   
      months. Although the featured images originated from NASA's Solar   
      Dynamics Observatory, sunspots can be easily seen with a small   
      telescope or binoculars equipped with a solar filter. Very large   
      sunspot groups like recent AR 4366 can even be seen with eclipse   
      glasses. Sunspots are still counted by eye, but the total number is not   
      considered exact because they frequently change and break up. Last   
      year, 2025, coincided with a solar maximum, the period of most intense   
      magnetic activity during its 11-year solar cycle. Our Sun remains   
      unpredictable in many ways, including when it ejects solar flares that   
      will impact the Earth, and how active the next solar cycle will be.   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: open space   
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          Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)   
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