Sunspots during partial phase of solar eclipse April 20, 2023—Timor Sea offshore of the Kimberley, Western Australia.

Sunspots during partial phase of solar eclipse April 20, 2023—Timor Sea offshore of the Kimberley, Western Australia. Sunspots are concentrations of magnetic flux that inhibit convection, reduce surface temperature, and appear darker than the surrounding areas on the Sun's photosphere. Sunspots appear within active regions, usually in pairs of opposite magnetic polarity.Their number varies according to the approximately 11-year solar cycle. From Darwin in Northern Territory, we cruised the Kimberley coast of Western Australia aboard the Coral Geographer chartered by Wilderness Travel tour agency. The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of the state of Western Australia.

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Contained in galleries: 2023 Apr: AUSTRALIA + INDONESIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Kimberley, Cruise Kimberley to Komodo + solar eclipse

Sunspots during partial phase of solar eclipse April 20, 2023—Timor Sea offshore of the Kimberley, Western Australia. Sunspots are concentrations of magnetic flux that inhibit convection, reduce surface temperature, and appear darker than the surrounding areas on the Sun's photosphere. Sunspots appear within active regions, usually in pairs of opposite magnetic polarity.Their number varies according to the approximately 11-year solar cycle. From Darwin in Northern Territory, we cruised the Kimberley coast of Western Australia aboard the Coral Geographer chartered by Wilderness Travel tour agency. The Kimberley is the northernmost of the nine regions of the state of Western Australia.