Pumpkin Sun 8th October 2014 ©NASA Halloween October 11, 2014 962 × 965 Pumpkin Sun Pumpkin Sun ©NASA 2014 On October 8, 2014 active regions on the sun gave it the appearance of a jack-o’-lantern. This image is a blend of 171 and 193 angstrom light as captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.