Here are sunspot regions 9704 and 9697 (right).

Meade LX90 203mm SCT
Meade 8.8mm UWA eyepiece

9704 was stacked using 34 low resolution images.

Regions
9645
9641

What is a sunspot?
A sunspot is an area in the Sun's photosphere that contains a concentrated magnetic field which makes it considerably cooler than the rest of the visual surface of the Sun.  The dark spots in the photographs above are sun spots.  Most sunspots are larger than the Earth and their magnetic fields are also larger than Earth's magnetic field.  These magnetic fields choke the heat and energy in the sunspot area causing these areas to cool to 3230°C (5850°F), whereas the normal surface or photosphere has a temperature of 5510°C (9950°F).  Most of the light that reaches the Earth emanates from the photosphere which is the lowest, densest atmosphere of the Sun.  The magnetic field is strongest in the darker parts of the sunspots called the umbra. The field is weaker and more horizontal in the lighter part called the penumbra.

What are Faculae?
The white areas in the photograph are faculae and they are bright, hot areas also of a magnetic nature but the field is concentrated in much smaller bundles than in sunspots. While sunspots make the sun look darker the faculae make it look lighter.