Can you see sunspots from earth

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Follow us on YouTube. Disclaimer Information Quality Help Glossary. It has electrically charged gases that generate areas of powerful magnetic forces. These areas are called magnetic fields. This motion creates a lot of activity on the Sun's surface, called solar activity.

Other times, things are a bit quieter. The amount of solar activity changes with the stages in the solar cycle. Solar activity can have effects here on Earth, so scientists closely monitor solar activity every day. Sunspots are areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun. The temperature of a sunspot is still very hot though—around 6, degrees Fahrenheit!