... AR 9169: A Large Sunspot . ... One of the largest sunspots in recent years is now crossing our Sun. Dominating active region AR 9169, the sunspot is the large dark complex visible below (west) and right of center in the above photograph of our Sun taken last Thursday. M16: Stars from Eagle's Eggs . ... This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, shows evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from pillars of molecular hydrogen gas and dust. ... Gangly Spiral Galaxy NGC 3184 . ...