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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The number of sunspots on any day indicates how magnetically active the sun is.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Astronomers observed sunspots with telescopes for the first time in 1610.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
Scientists can predict solar activity by observing the number of sunspots visible on our star.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
Solar maximum is typically associated with an increase in the number of sunspots visible on the sun’s surface.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Astronomers observed sunspots with telescopes for the first time in 1610.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
Scientists can predict solar activity by observing the number of sunspots visible on our star.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
Solar maximum is typically associated with an increase in the number of sunspots visible on the sun’s surface.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Aug. 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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