sunspot
noun
sun·spot
ˈsən-ˌspät 
: any of the dark spots that appear at times on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
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Solar flares are intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation from sunspots on the sun.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
That's what creates the sunspots that appear in telescope images as dark patches.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
As a result, the plasma in sunspots gives off less light and appears dark in the visible light image.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Experts track increasing solar activity by counting how many sunspots appear on the sun’s surface.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
That's what creates the sunspots that appear in telescope images as dark patches.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
As a result, the plasma in sunspots gives off less light and appears dark in the visible light image.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Experts track increasing solar activity by counting how many sunspots appear on the sun’s surface.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Sunspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunspot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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sunspot
noun
sun·spot
-ˌspät
: one of the dark spots that appear from time to time on the sun's surface and are usually visible only through a telescope
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