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2 Replies and 2090 Views Essay about Sunspots �2090 �2 Started by Anonymous Do you think this is an okay explaination of sunspots Sunspots By: James W. Sunspots are created on the surface of the sun but can stretch down towards the sun’s core. Sunspots are made where there are strong magnetic fields. The magnetic fields prevent the heat that is coming from the inside of the sun to rise in the normal way it is supposed to. As a result the hot material is slightly cooled by the magnetic fields therefore creating a darker spot on the sun that we know as a sunspot...
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3/20/2008 9:38 AM
1 Replies and 940 Views spots �940 �1 Started by Anonymous Lilian G (da) How come some sunspots are round, and others odd shaped
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by Terry KuceraJump to last post
3/8/2007 8:26 AM
1 Replies and 1001 Views Sun-Spots �1001 �1 Started by Anonymous How do sunspots get on the sun, were they always there, Do new Sun Spots come on the sun Lindsey
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by Terry KuceraJump to last post
3/8/2007 6:24 AM
1 Replies and 992 Views Creation of a Sunspot �992 �1 Started by Anonymous James W. Fairfield CT. How do all you scientists know how a sunspot is created. Like all the magnetic fields, and the fluxropes. How do you figure that out from a telescope or spaceship
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by Terry KuceraJump to last post
3/7/2007 6:12 AM
3 Replies and 879 Views sunspots �879 �3 Started by Anonymous HeatherM. Fairfield CT How big are sunspots usually
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by Jim StryderJump to last post
3/4/2007 9:30 PM
1 Replies and 796 Views sunspots �796 �1 Started by Anonymous Kelly S (da) Do sunspots occur directly over the sun's equator
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by Yan LiJump to last post
3/4/2007 8:36 AM
2 Replies and 937 Views Sunspto life �937 �2 Started by Anonymous What is the longest sunspot know to manin histery
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by Yan LiJump to last post
3/4/2007 8:22 AM
0 Replies and 490 Views Fluxropes   �490 �0 Started by Anonymous James W. Fairfield CT. What are fluxropes and how are they caused or made
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3/4/2007 6:07 AM
1 Replies and 854 Views Sun spots �854 �1 Started by Anonymous Why are sun spots located on magnetic fields Are there any that aren't Annie I.
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by Terry KuceraJump to last post
3/3/2007 1:47 PM
1 Replies and 900 Views Sun Spots �900 �1 Started by Anonymous I'm confused, What are Sun Spots
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by Jim StryderJump to last post
3/2/2007 8:12 PM
1 Replies and 909 Views sunspote �909 �1 Started by Anonymous have you ever seen a sonspote
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by Jim StryderJump to last post
3/2/2007 7:55 PM
2 Replies and 833 Views Sunspots �833 �2 Started by Anonymous Sunspots... are they yellow or green or purple
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3/2/2007 4:05 PM
1 Replies and 822 Views Name? �822 �1 Started by Anonymous Hello Im Catherine And I want to know how they came up with the name Sunspot. Catherine J. Aliski
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by Holly GilbertJump to last post
3/2/2007 1:21 PM
2 Replies and 890 Views sunspot �890 �2 Started by Anonymous kelsie s (da) Do you know what forces, or circumstances determines the size of a sunspot
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3/2/2007 8:17 AM
2 Replies and 986 Views what color are sunspots? �986 �2 Started by Anonymous are sunspots green, yellow, black ect....
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3/2/2007 8:02 AM
2 Replies and 1037 Views sunspots �1037 �2 Started by Anonymous I am interested in learning more about sunspots. What are they composed of and what determines their lifespan Melissa Larimer
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by KD LekaJump to last post
3/1/2007 4:47 PM
1 Replies and 953 Views Sun spots �953 �1 Started by Anonymous If you were to get as close to the sun as you can in a space ship, how many sun spots could you see
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by Sallie BaliunasJump to last post
3/1/2007 11:19 AM
1 Replies and 851 Views sunspots �851 �1 Started by Anonymous lindsay s How come there are no sunspots near the suns poles Does this have anything to do with magnetic effects
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by Dawn MyersJump to last post
2/28/2007 9:55 PM
1 Replies and 882 Views sunspots �882 �1 Started by Anonymous Mark S (da) Does a sunspot move, like in any one direction, or rotate And why in the spot, does it have a dark core at the middle and an outer lighter core
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by Lyndsay FletcherJump to last post
2/28/2007 12:51 PM
1 Replies and 765 Views the depth of sunspots �765 �1 Started by Anonymous how deep do sunspots go Zach McGinness
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by Lyndsay FletcherJump to last post
2/28/2007 12:45 PM
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