It's the unofficial start of summer, and as you spend more time outside, don't forget to protect your skin from the sun.Sunscreen is a great tool to do that. But health experts say many people may not apply it the correct way."Sunscreen is the most common and one of the easiest ways to do it, we just have to remember to use our sunscreens,” Dr. Susan Massick, a dermatologist at the Ohio University Wexner Medical Center, said. Dr. Massick said sunscreen mistakes are often made when applying it."They assume they can just apply it when they're already at their activity or they're already at the pool or the beach, but you actually have to apply it about 10-15 minutes beforehand,” Massick said. “You also have to remember to reapply every two to three hours."If you're swimming or sweating, you'll need to reapply even more often.Massick said mineral sunblock may be easier on sensitive skin, but the best kind of sunscreen is the one you'll actually use.“We want to make sure we're using the type that is both UVA and UVB protective, so it's broad-spectrum protection, as well as water resistant,” Massick said.Massick said another mistake is not using enough sunscreen, adding that you can never put on too much.“We tend to quantify it as two Ping-Pong balls worth of sunscreen and apply it all over. You want to make sure you apply to all areas that are exposed, whether it's your face, ears, hands, feet,” Massick said.And don't forget, sunscreens expire. Massick recommended replacing your bottle every year.

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New images of the sun’s surface captured by a powerful ground-based solar telescope have revealed sunspots and other features in unprecedented detail.

The eight images, released on May 19, were taken using the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, a 13.1-foot telescope located on the island of Maui in Hawaii.

See some of the new images in the video above

Although the sun is becoming increasingly active as the July 2025 solar maximum — the peak of the sun’s 11-year cycle — draws closer, the photos showcase the quieter aspects of the solar surface.

Cool, dark sunspots dot the photosphere, or the sun’s surface where the magnetic field is strong, and they can be the size of Earth or larger. Clusters of sunspots are the cause of solar flares and coronal mass ejections — when plasma and part of the magnetic field pinch off from the sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, and go streaming across the solar system.

These energetic outbursts from the sun can impact Earth’s satellite-based communications.

The sunspot regions shown in the images are a study in contrast. Bright hot plasma flows upward on the sun’s surface, while darker, cooler plasma flows down. In the chromosphere, the atmospheric layer above the surface, threadlike structures reveal the presence of magnetic fields.

Fine, detailed structures, including glowing dots that exist where the magnetic field is the strongest, can be seen in the dark sunspots. Bright strands derived from the magnetic field called penumbral filaments, which transport heat, surround the sunspot.

Another image shows a sunspot that has lost the majority of its brighter, surrounding region, or penumbra, which seems to be decaying. Researchers believe the remaining fragments could be the end point in the evolution of a sunspot, before it disappears.

The Inouye Solar Telescope also glimpsed “light bridges,” bright solar features that span the darkest region of a sunspot. These complex structures can differ in appearance, but scientists think light bridges could signal that a sunspot is about to decay. Future observations could provide more data about the formation of light bridges and their significance.

RELATED VIDEO: NASA Is Using AI To Predict Dangerous Solar Storms

The images taken over the past year were among some of the first observations using the world’s largest and most powerful ground-based solar telescope during its commissioning phase, according to the National Science Foundation. Currently, the telescope is being brought up to its full operational capabilities, according to the agency.

Scientists hope the telescope’s capabilities will allow them to answer key questions about the sun, including the origin of solar storms, as well as unlock the complexities of its magnetic field.

The telescope was designed to make ongoing measurements of the magnetic fields in the sun’s corona and provide images of the solar atmosphere like never before. Compared with other observatories’ imaging capabilities, Inouye can capture solar features three times smaller.

Solar data from the Inouye Solar Telescope, as well as two space-based missions called Solar Orbiter and the Parker Solar Probe, can help unravel some of the sun’s enduring mysteries — all while providing stunning views of our star in a new light.

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CITY OF CINCINNATI. ALRIGHT,T I IS 914 RIGHT NOW AND IF YOU ARE HEADED OUTSIDE TODAY, YOU’RE LOOKING AT A MUCH BETTER DAY THAN YESTERDAY. OH, YEAH, I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS WEEK FOR A LONG TIME. TIME. YES. WE ARE ALL I THINK SICK OF THE JUST WANTING A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK FMRO THESE JUST BRUTALLY FREEZING MORNING. I KNOW I KNOW WIND WILL STICK AROUND BUT IT WILL THIS IS A NICE SOUTHERN ONE. YES IT IS. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. I LOVE THIS TIMEF OEA YR WHEN I’M FORECASTING YOU SEE THOSE SOUTH WINDS AND YEAH, I CAN REALLY MAKE THINGS NICE IF THE SETUP IS, CORRECT. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT THAT TODAY. IT IS JUST GORGEOUS SUNDAY. LOOK AT THIS VIEW IN SOUTH DEARBORN SOAKING UP THAT SUNSHINE THERE NOT A CLOUD IN SIGHT. NOT A LOT OF WIND RIGHT NOW, BUT THOSE WILL PICK UP AS WE HAD TOWARDS THE SECOND HALF OF TODAY SO LOOKING. BREEZY WE’RE ALSO CONTINUING TO WATCH THE OHIO RIVER 46.5 TO FEE RIGHT NOW. THAT’S THE CURRENT STAGE THAT’S ACTION STAGE. WE’RE STILL EXPECTED TO CREST TO JUST SHY OF 49 FEET AT 7 AM ON TUESDAY, BUT LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND WE DO HAVE OUR ON SOME HEAVY RAIN FOR TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IT’S GOING TO BE AN ALL-DAY RAIN EVENT. THIS RIVER IS GOINGO T STAY IN ACTION STAGE PAST TUESDAY. SO WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE HOW MUCH WE GET WHERE THESE HEAVY BANDS SET UP BECAUSE THAT COULD ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE AND KEEPING THE OHIO RIVER AT ACTION STAGE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME OR POSSIBLY EVEN BUMPING THOSE LEVELS UP A LTLITE BIT MORE. SO WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT AS THINGS DEVELOP. BUT TODAY WE’RE GOING TO FUSOC ON THE POSITIVE BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE’VE GOT HIGH PRESSURE SKIES OVERHEAD STARTING TO NUDGE STEAWARD, SO WE’RE GONNA GET INTO THOSE SOUTH WINDS HERE. SO WE’RE GONNA BE IN THAT WARMER AIR. IT’S GOING TO BE QUITE BREEZY TODAY. BUT YEAH, IT’S GONNA BE A REALLY WARM BREEZE. YOU’VE GOT A HIGH OF 54 DEGREES. IT’S GONNA FEEL SUPER NICE AFTER THESE LAST COUPLE OF COLD DAYS. I THINK US TO AROUND 25 MILES PER HOUR AND TONIGHT. WE’RE ACTUALLY GONNA KEEP THE WIN. SO WHAT THAT’S GONNA DO. IT’S GOING TO KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT. SO NOT AS COLD. WE’RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT. DESPITE THE SKIES THAT’S GOING TO SETS U UP FOR A PRETTY NICE DAY TOMORROW. WE’RE GONNA BE AT 61 DEGREES. IT’S GOING TO START OUT SUNNY FEELING PRETTY SPRING-LIKE BY THE AFTERNOON THAN THE CLOUDS ROLL IN AS YOU HEA TDOWARDS THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. THEN OUR ATTENTION TURNS TO TUESDAY. SO WE’VE GOT THIS PRETTY STRONG COLD FRONT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING IN THAT’S GOING TO START BRINGI USNG SOME RANGE HOURS AS EARLY AS TUESDAY MORNING. ARE LOOKING AT THESE TO MEOV IN FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN THEN POSSIBLY BEEN SOME POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAINFALL HERE AS THIS COLD FRONT APPROACHES, BUTOU Y CAN REALLY CONSIDER TUESDAY A WATCH AT THIS POINT LOOKS LIKE AN ALL-DAY RAIN EVENT HERE RAIN VESMO OUT IN TIME FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THAT COOLER AIR STARTS TO FOLLOW IT. I THINK THE RAIN’S GONE BEFORE THE COLD AIR CAN GET HERE. SO WHAT THAT MEANS? WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS, BUT IT IS GONNA GET A BIT COOL AS YOU HEAD INTOHE T MIDWEEK. HOW MUCH RAIN ARE WE GONNA BE SEEING? I THINK A A GOOD INCH MAYBE EVEN INCH AND A HALF SOME MODELS PUTTING OUT LOCALLY HIGH TOTALS AT AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS. SO A REALLY GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE COMING IN WITH THE SYSTEM HERE AGAIN, WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH THEHI ORIO VER AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE AND LATE WEEK AND THEN ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME WINTRY WEATHER IS YOU HEAD INTO THURSDAY COULD SEE SOME ICE MAYBE EVEN FREEZING RAIN TIMES EARLY AND LATE IN THE DAY MEGAN

Spring-like start to the new week

Spring-like temperatures return today! They stay with us through the early part of the week.

Updated: 10:12 AM EST Feb 20, 2022

Spring-like temperatures return today! They stay with us through the early part of the week.

Spring-like temperatures return today! They stay with us through the early part of the week.