my cousin noticed some sunspots on the eclipse photos, especially the first contact (C!) photos. i adjusted the levels of one of the C1 photos i had taken. see below. notice the two dark spots. these are apparently sunspots. the SOHO (a space based solar observatory satellite) confirms the sunspots.

see also http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/19/eclipse-sunspots-signal-increase...

Photo Credit: SOHO - Solar and Heliospheric Observatory