NASA gets into Halloween spirit with jack-o-lantern-esque sun photo

You've heard of the dark side of the moon, this is the Halloween side of the sun.

NASA released an image Sunday, from Oct. 8 2014, of the sun with what appears to be the face of a jack-o'-lantern, CNN reported.

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The image was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite using ultraviolet light, NASA officials said on Facebook.

NASA is allowing visitors to download the image from its Facebook page.

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