What are the dark patches on the sun's surface called
What are the dark patches on the sun's surface called
Sun Spots!
Sunspots .
They are called, sunspots.
Sun spots!
Yes I have seen a dark spot on the Sun. It is called a "Sunspot". It is formed on the Sun's surface which is called the "photo-sphere" and is caused by a loop of the Sun's magnetic field poking though the Sun's surface.
They are called sun spots, dark areas that are cooler than the rest of the surface.
Sunspots
Sunspots give off magnetic rays that affect terrestrial life. Then are just dark patches on the sun's surface that appear periodically. They are not as hot as other parts on the sun though.
This is called a black spot and is where the sun is hottest on the surface.
The black spots on the photosphere of the sun are called sunspots.
We call them sunspots, but dark and cool are relative terms. A sunspot is dark only relative to the surrounding solar surface, but still intensely bright compared to your common household light bulb. It's cooler than the surrounding solar material, but still hot enough to vaporize a spaceship and anyone inside it in a fraction of a second.