Today in Astronomy 142 - Astro Pas Rochester
Today in Astronomy 142 - Astro Pas Rochester Today in Astronomy 142 - Astro Pas Rochester
Sunspot progress, activity during solar cycleFigure:Chaisson andMcMillan,AstronomyTodayAstronomy 142 20
The 11-year sunspot cycleThe first sunspots in a cycle form near ±30° latitude, and thelast near the equator, producing the “butterfly diagram.”David Hathaway, NASA/MSFCAstronomy 142 21
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