SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Sunspots are areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun. They appear dark because they are cooler than other parts of the Sun’s surface. The temperature of a sunspot is still very hot though-around 6, 500 degrees Fahrenheit!

Detailed explanation-2: -Describes the surface features of the Sun, including sunspots, solar prominences, solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sunspots correspond with the Sun’s natural 11-year cycle, in which the Sun shifts from relatively calm to stormy. At its most active, called solar maximum, the Sun is freckled with sunspots and its magnetic poles reverse. (On Earth, that would be like if the North and South Poles flip-flopped every decade.)

Detailed explanation-4: -The surface of the Sun that we see is called the photosphere. The dark patches on the surface are called sunspots and are cooler than the rest of the surface. Whilst the photosphere has a temperature of around 6000 °C, sunspots are between 3000 °C and 4000 °C.

Detailed explanation-5: -Setting the stage. Sunspots. Solar Flares. Solar Prominence. Coronal Mass Ejections. Spicules. Granules and Supergranules. Plages. More items