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sunspot

sun·spot

sunspot · sunspots

солнечное пятно

Sonnenfleck

A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and…A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.

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» Sunspots appear darker than their surroundings because they are a few thousand degrees cooler.

Sonnenflecken erscheinen dunkler als ihre Umgebung, da sie einige tausend Grad kühler sind.

Meaning

2 senses

A region on the sun's surface with a lower temperature than its surroundings and intense magnetic activity.
Sonnenfleck
солнечное пятно́solnečnoje pjatnó
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More definitions

a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field

Examples

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Sunspots appear darker than their surroundings because they are a few thousand degrees cooler.
deSonnenflecken erscheinen dunkler als ihre Umgebung, da sie einige tausend Grad kühler sind.
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The sun is currently in a period of low activity but even so large sunspots occasionally appear.
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Let's observe sunspots.
deLasst uns Sonnenflecken beobachten.
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Sunspots are regions of the Sun where the solar magnetic field is very strong.
deDie Sonnenflecken sind Bereiche auf der Sonne, wo das Sonnenmagnetfeld sehr stark ist.
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