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how many sunspots are on the sun right now? Sarah

how do sunspots form? destiny / titan

How many sun spots are on the sun right now? Sarah / Titan!

Ashley (Titan) What is the true color of a sunspot if its now really black like we see from Earth?

kevin v why are sunspots so dark black in the center, but kind of lighter around the edges?

KAYLEY H HOW DO YOU COUNT THE NUMBER OF SUNSPOTS?

First I would like to thank you all for taking your time to answer these questions! I have shared this information with fellow friends who are teachers in the Nashville, Tennessee area. I have a couple of questions. What is the difference between a solar flare and a sunspot? When looking at information...

Sunspots are regions on the surface of the sun that are cooler and darker than the surrounding area (the photosphere). Sunspots change in size as they move across the surface of the sun, however some sun spots have been observed to be as large as 80,000km. This is about six times the size of the Earth...

Brian F how big are the spots on the sun right now?

Hi Marie Yes, we have been able to see "sunspots" on a few other stars. In addition, there are many stars who's brightness changes on a regular basis; we think this is because the star has starspots. Sunspots and starspots rotate with the Sun or star and make the brightness go up and down...