PICK OF THE WEEK
Pick of The Week
Sunspots Coming Around (April 2, 2002)
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A growing clique of rather large sunspot groups rotated into view
over a period of several days from March 29 to April 2. As of April
2, they were facing right towards Earth and have the potential to be
the source of significant solar storms. The largest of these spots is
several times the size of Earth. Sunspots are the visible tracers of
magnetically active regions. Because they are somewhat cooler (4,000
C) than the rest of the Sun's surface (6,000 C), they appear darker.
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