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Sunspots: solar magnetismFigure: Chaisson and McMillan, Astronomy Today! Sunspots appeardark becausethey’re slightlycooler than the restof the solar surface.! Zeeman effectmeasurementsshow that they arealso maxima ofmagnetic field.! Associated withother activity (e.g.prominences)Astronomy 142 18
The multi-wavelength real-time Sun according to SOHOPulled off the SOHOwebsite on Jan24/2003. This iswhat the sun lookedlike in X-rays andUV lines, opticalcontinuum and witha magnetogram.Astronomy 142 19
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