| How hot are sun spots?
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| Question Date: 1999-05-27 |
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Answer 1:
I found some info about sunspots on the web
at
http://solar.physics.montana.edu/YPOP/Program/sunspot.html
Here's what I found, in a nutshell: Sun
spots typically have a temperature of 3900 degrees
Celsius, while the photosphere has a temperature
of about 5500 degrees Celsius. The sunspots are
thus darker than the rest of the surface of the
sun.
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Answer 2:
Sun spots are actually cool spots on the surface
of the sun that are associated with large magnetic
fields. The surface of the sun has a temperature
of 5800 Kelvin (what is that in Celsius or
Fahrenheit?). A sunspot is typically 1600 Kevlin
cooler.
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Answer 3:
Sun spots are about 4000 Kelvin or over 7000
degrees Celsius.
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Answer 4:
Sun spots are magnetically disturbed areas on the
surface of the sun that are actually cooler than
the surrounding surface. The temperature of the
sun's surface is about 5700 K or 9800 degrees
Fahrenheit whereas the temperature of sunspots is
closer to 4000-4500 K or 6740-7640 degrees
Fahrenheit. Even though sun spots are cooler than
other parts of the sun, they are still much hotter
than anything on Earth! Why do you think sunspots
are darker than the rest of the sun?
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