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Noone knows for sure how many there are. Currently, it is in a solar maximum which is a stage after a solar flare which is the biggest explosion that can occur in space, During a solar maximum sunspots develop. so the numbers keep growing
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoA sunspot is a dark marking on the solar surface that range up to some thousands of km across, last from several days to over a month and have temperatures as much as 1000 degrees C cooler than the rest of the solar surface. The sunspot cycle is a regular variation in the number and size of sunspots whose period is about 11 years.
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∙ 14y agoThe surface of the sun is looking like it has a spots,we call them Sunspots.
They form when the magnetic field of the sun is blocking the heat that comes out from the inside of the Sun.
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Are sunspots hotter or colder regions of the sun?
No, sunspots are cooler than the photosphere.
Do sunspots occur on the surface of the sun?
What is true about sunspots
Sunspots are temporary disturbances in the sun's .?
Sunspots are the temporary dark spots on the surface of the sun, specifically the photosphere. Sunspots can get as big as 50,000 km long. Sunspots can interrupt terrestrial magnetism.
Sunspots are temporary disturbances in the sun's?
Sunspots are the temporary dark spots on the surface of the sun, specifically the photosphere. Sunspots can get as big as 50,000 km long. Sunspots can interrupt terrestrial magnetism.
Sunspots sit on the suns what?
Sunspots sit on the sun's photosphere. The photosphere is the surface of the sun, and sunspots are dark regions on it that are visible. The photosphere's average temperature is about 5800 degrees Kelvin.
Are sunspots hotter or colder regions of the sun?
No, sunspots are cooler than the photosphere.
Do sunspots occur on the surface of the sun?
What is true about sunspots
Sunspots are temporary disturbances in the sun's .?
Sunspots are the temporary dark spots on the surface of the sun, specifically the photosphere. Sunspots can get as big as 50,000 km long. Sunspots can interrupt terrestrial magnetism.
Sunspots are temporary disturbances in the sun's?
Sunspots are the temporary dark spots on the surface of the sun, specifically the photosphere. Sunspots can get as big as 50,000 km long. Sunspots can interrupt terrestrial magnetism.
Does the sun have sunspots?
yes
Where are Mercury sunspots?
in the sun
Sunspots are a part of the sun why do they look darker?
Sunspots look darker because they are cooler than the rest of the sun.
What are the objects on the sun?
No objects on the sun. but there are sunspots and flares.
Sunspots sit on the suns what?
Sunspots sit on the sun's photosphere. The photosphere is the surface of the sun, and sunspots are dark regions on it that are visible. The photosphere's average temperature is about 5800 degrees Kelvin.
Are there any black holes in the sun?
No. The apparent dark areas on the sun are not black holes; they are sunspots. Sunspots are areas of the sun's surface that are not as hot as their surroundings.
Does just the sun have sunspots?
no, most do
Dark spot on sun?
Sunspots.
