Butterfly Diagram (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Butterfly Diagram

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The so-called "butterfly diagram" shows that sunspot activity starts farther from the sun's equator and gradually moves toward the center. The cycle repeats every 11 years.

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Hathaway 2019/solarcyclescience.com

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