Sunspots

Sunspots are dark spots on the sun.Sunspots are created by magnetics fields on the sun, which move. Maunder diagrams show where sunspots are on the sun.The Sunspot cycle is cycle that take roughly eleven years, goin from the maximum number of sunspots to the minimum number of sunspots.Sunspots can change the severity of storms in the northern hemisphere.The next solar maximum will be between 2010 and 2012.Sunspots can be observed through telescopes.The best way to view sunspots is to use a telescope with a solar filter.