French astronomy amateur Laurent Langelez captured this spectacular view of the Sun with his DMK 31AU03.AS on Dec.19. The Sunspot is numbered 1035, and it is seven times bigger than our planet.

Sunspot 1035

The Sun

Newton 254 Astrosolar filter + continuum+uv-ir and DMK 31AU03.AS

The Sun was low and just above the horizon, so there was a lot of turbulence.

Processed in Registax 5.

80mm Refractor.