Sunspots expand and contract as they move across the surface of the Sun and can be as large as 80,000 kilometers (50,000 mile) in diameter, making the larger ones visible from Earth without the aid of a telescope
Sunspot maximum and sunspot minimum are the points in time (roughly 6 years apart) when the sun is producing the most, or the least sunspots. In the past this has been measured both by sunspot area and sunspot count and is directly tied to the solar magnetic cycle.
This question makes no sense. It's like asking "what is an example of a pencil?" A pencil is a pencil, and a sunspot is a sunspot.
The sunspot cycle is about 11 years in length.
No they do not. S sunspot is basically a magnetic storm on the the Sun's Photosphere.
You should never look directly at the Sun to try to see a sunspot, as they are not as dark as they look in photographs. The magnetic disturbance that causes a sunspot will seldom occur in the same location twice.
A Large Sunspot can be up to about 10,000 miles across.
No, sunspots are on the sun. Neptune does have a big dark spot, but it's not a sunspot.
Prominence Sunspot in 1945
Sunspot maximum and sunspot minimum are the points in time (roughly 6 years apart) when the sun is producing the most, or the least sunspots. In the past this has been measured both by sunspot area and sunspot count and is directly tied to the solar magnetic cycle.
This question makes no sense. It's like asking "what is an example of a pencil?" A pencil is a pencil, and a sunspot is a sunspot.
The sunspot cycle is about 11 years in length.
Sunspots only look small in relationship to the size of the Sun itself. Even a "small" sunspot, hardly visible, is as big around as the Earth is.
No they do not. S sunspot is basically a magnetic storm on the the Sun's Photosphere.
No. Some sunspots are fairly small, compared to the size of the Sun, while some can get pretty big. Sunspots grow, and merge, and a "medium" sized sunspot covers an area larger than the Earth. You can see the daily sunspot number on the web at www.spaceweather.com.
An area on the sun that is cooler is called a sunspot.
A sunspot is a part of the Sun that is cooler, and therefore darker, than the surroundings.
No