Sunspot String

Sunspot String, a photo by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
A nice line of sunspots, crossing just north of the equator. Smaller sunspots visible to the east and southwest...Taken 4/20/2013, 4:39 PM, Olympus E-5 DSLR on a tripod, with 50-200 mm lens, 2X converter, and solar filter.1/160 sec, f/10, 800 mm equivalent focal length.Cropped, exposure and color correction using Photoshop Elements 11.

Credit: NASA/Goddard/Scott Hull