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34 hours of evolution of the boiling surface of the Sun as seen in images taken by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO. Sunspot region 3664, which produced the brilliant light show on earth, is rotating away, while other regions are rotating in.

Also, shown is a synoptic map of the Sun identifying sunspot regions.

Note that the Sun has a synodic rotation period of 26.24 days at the equator, almost 38 days at the poles.

https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-synoptic-map
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