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Sunspot

Sunspots are temporary spots on the Sun's surface that are darker than the surrounding area. They are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by concentrations of magnetic flux that inhibit convection. Sunspots appear within active regions, usually in pairs of opposite magnetic polarity. Their number varies according to the approximately 11-year solar cycle.

 

Indicating intense magnetic activity, sunspots accompany other active region phenomena such as coronal loops, prominences, and reconnection events. Most solar flares and coronal mass ejections originate in these magnetically active regions around visible sunspot groupings.

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But she packed up her bags, she took off down the road

She said she was going to visit sister Flo

She used my address and my name

And man that was sure unkind

Sunspot baby

I'm gonna catch up sometime

Bob Seger

 

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