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Sunspots in the southern hemisphere

30 Jul 2025

Sunspots in the southern hemisphere

Spotty southern hemisphere

© Alan Cayless all rights reserved.

Sunspots often occur in bands, equally spaced north and south of the solar equator. This week the bands are still there, but there are significantly more spots to the south of the solar equator than in the north.

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