A REVERSED POLARITY SUNSPOT: A reversed-polarity sunspot has broken through the surface of the sun--the second time this month this has happened. This latest "backwards sunspot" could mark the official beginning of new Solar Cycle 25. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com to learn more about sunspot AR2744 and the transition between solar cycles.
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Above: The magnetic polarity and high latitude of sunspot AR2744 mark it as a member of new Solar Cycle 25.
