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Last Post 3/23/2011 9:44 AM by  Yan Li
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3/23/2011 8:32 AM

    shelly r

    Is a sunspot like a hole in the sun. its looks so dark int he middle, can't anything?


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    3/23/2011 9:31 AM
    A sunspot is a concentration of magnetic flux. It appears dark because it is significantly cooler then the surrounding area of the Sun

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    3/23/2011 9:44 AM
    Hi shelly r, You could think it as a very shallow hole, just a slight dip. But the darkness of a sunspot is due to the fact that the area is cooler than its surrounding solar surface. Yan
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