Affiliation

University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom

Main category

Natural Sciences (Astrophysics and Astrononmy)

Caption

It is well understood that the dynamics of sunspots lead to energy being transferred to the solar atmosphere and stored in the coronal magnetic field. This provides a surplus of energy that may be released in solar eruptions. The driving mechanisms for this energy transfer may include sunspot rotations, both within individual sunspots and between sunspot pairs. Calculation of the rotations of individual sunspots have been carried out by several authors, but studies of the rotation of sunspot pairs has been less systematically investigated. Read more at https://espos.stream/2024/06/13/Proverbs/.

DOI

10.18147/smn.2024/video:368

Link this video

https://science-media.org/video/368