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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When solar cycle activity picks up sunspots appear as black areas on the sun's surface.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Sudden changes in the configuration of a sunspot’s magnetic field, called a magnetic reconnection, can release a huge amount of energy, causing a solar flare.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 Dec. 2024
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Solar cycle,
Not a sunspot was stirring, not even a burst;
The stockings were all hung by the corona with care,
In hopes that the Parker Solar Probe would soon be there.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Sudden changes in the configuration of a sunspot’s magnetic field, called a magnetic reconnection, can release a huge amount of energy, causing a solar flare.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 Dec. 2024
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Solar cycle,
Not a sunspot was stirring, not even a burst;
The stockings were all hung by the corona with care,
In hopes that the Parker Solar Probe would soon be there.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sunspot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunspot. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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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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