What does a sun spot look like?

Answer 1

Sunspots are regions on the solar surface that appear dark because they are cooler than the surrounding photosphere, typically by about 1500 K (thus, they are still at a temperature of about 4500 K, but this is cool compared to the rest of the photosphere). They are only dark in a relative sense; a sunspot removed from the bright background of the Sun would glow quite brightly. Some sunspots are as large as 50,000 miles across, and they move across the surface of the sun, contracting and expanding as they go.

The sun has a magnetic field that is twisted around inside the Sun as it spins. There are places on the sun where this magnetic field rises up from below the sun's surface and pokes through, creating sunspots. Sunspots are magnetic and often have a north and south pole like a magnet. They come and go over the surface of the Sun and last from a few days to a few weeks. The period of time between maximum outbreaks of sunspots is about 9 to 14 years, with an average of 11 years. A link can be found below.

Answer 2

Spots on the Sun. Places that are darker than the surroundings. The reason for this is that they are, on average, perhaps some 1200 degrees Celsius (1200 Kelvin) colder than their surroundings.

Answer 3

They look like small, dark spots on the sun.

The reason they're so hard to see, and that most people have never seen them

and don't know what they look like, is that most people are smart enough to listen

to the warnings never to look directly at the sun, knowing that if you do, it could be

the last time you ever 'look' at anything. So you really need to get clever about it,

and rig up some kind of equipment or system of examining details on the sun.

Answer 4

Sunspots appear as dark areas on the sun that are cooler then the surrounding areas. They are caused by increased magnetic activity. Sunspot activity is describing increased sunspots on the suns surface.

Answer 5

A dark patch on the surface of the sun. Sunspots usually occur in clusters and last about two weeks. The number of visible sunspots fluctuates in an eleven-year cycle. It has been suggested that the sun is 1% cooler when it has no spots, and that this variation in solar radiation might affect the climates of the earth.

They have no effect really. But it does put earth in the line of fire because that's when it is its most dangerous due to that it has a much higher rate of a solar flare.
Sunspots are cooler, darker areas of the sun that come and go every so often. I think they can interfer with earth's magnetic field.
Sunspots do not affect the קראי directly, but they are an indication of the Suns strength. In the 17th century there was the "little ice age" during which the River Thames in London completely froze and extremely low temperatures were recorded worldwide. At that time almost no sunspots were seen on the Sun.

Answer 6

Sun spots are points on the sun that appear dark compared to the surrounding regions. They are caused by intense magnetic activity on the sun. They can be very large but on average are about the size of earth.

Answer 7

one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically

even the occasional sunspot now is often tied

in with the last cycle we have gone a number of months with a death of meaningful

Answer 8

Sunspots are burned out spots on the surface of the sun that make it cooler, the sunspot CYCLE is the 11.5 years where sunspot amounts change. The first year in the cycle is when the sun has the least amount of sunspots, this is when it is hottest. the middle of the cycle (about 5.25 years through the cycle) is when there are the most sunspots.

Answer 9

VERY CAREFULLY. With solar projectors, or with special lenses. Looking directly at the Sun at any time can cause blindness.

The safest way to see sunspots is to visit one of the many astronomy web sites that post photos of the Sun each day; spaceweather.com is an excellent one, and solarcycle24.com is another excellent resource.

Answer 10

A sunspot is a dark spot on the sun's surface. It is darker because it is cooler than most parts on the sun.