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AaS! 44: How Does the Sun Get Spots?

Author
Paul M. Sutter
Published
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Episode Link
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.libsyn.com/askaspaceman/aas044.mp3

How do sunspots work? What do magnetic fields have to do with it? Who was Zeeman and why was his splitting so important? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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