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== sunspot ==
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relatively dark area on the surface of the sun consisting of a dark central umbra surrounded  by a penumbra, which is intermediate in [[brightness]] between the umbra and the surrounding  [[photosphere]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Sunspots are often nearly circular with a typical dimension of 20 000 km. The strongest solar  magnetic fields, up to 4000 gauss, are found within the umbra. Sunspots usually occur in pairs  with opposite magnetic polarities. They have a lifetime ranging from a few days to several months.  Their occurrence exhibits approximately an 11-year [[period]] (the [[sunspot cycle]]). <br/>''See'' [[relative  sunspot number]].</div><br/> </div>
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