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What is the darkened area of a sunspot called?
Penumbra
What is a cooler area on the sun called?
A cooler area on the sun is called a sunspot
What are the explosions that occur when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect?
They are called the prominence.
What is the lighter-colered region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
penumbra
What are sunspot maximums and sunspot minimums?
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.
What is a cooler area on the sun's surface?
An area on the sun that is cooler is called a sunspot.
What is the darkened area of a sunspot called?
Penumbra
What is the center portion of the sunspot called?
umbra
What is outer portion of a sunspot called?
umbra
A darker area on the surface of the Sun is called a?
Sunspot
What is a cooler area on the sun called?
A cooler area on the sun is called a sunspot
What is the center portion of a sunspot called?
Corona
Is the spectacular eruption of gas from the surface of the sun called a sunspot?
No. A sunspot is a slightly cooler area of the surface associated with magnetic disturbances within the Sun. The eruptions of gas are called prominences, and they are related to the phenomenon called solar flares.
What is the largest sunspot?
Prominence Sunspot in 1945
What are the explosions that occur when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect?
They are called the prominence.
What are explosions that occur when the loops in the sunspot regions suddenly connect?
They are called the prominence.
What is the light colored region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
Penumbra
