a: sunspots ~
b: hurricanes of the photosphere

What:

"Sunspots are like the hurricanes of the photosphere, large storms not of rain and wind, but of intense magnetic activity caused by twisting tubes of magnetic flux deep inside the sun. These tubes wind through the innards of the sun and pop out into the surface from time to time."


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Writer: Brian Ventrudo
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Date: Feb 7 2015 10:22 AM


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