Loading...

Glossarbegriffe: Sonnenfleck

Description: Ein Sonnenfleck ist eine dunkle Stelle auf der sichtbaren Sonnenoberfläche (Photosphäre), der durch ein starkes Magnetfeld erzeugt wird. Sonnenflecken sind Bereiche, in denen Bündel von Magnetfeldlinien aus dem Sonneninneren austreten. Das starke Magnetfeld erhöht den magnetischen Druck in diesen Regionen. Um den gleichen Druck wie die Umgebung aufrechtzuerhalten, muss der Gas- und Plasmadruck im Sonnenfleck sinken. Dadurch wird er kühler als seine Umgebung, weshalb Sonnenflecken durch Teleskope gesehen als dunkle Flecken auf der Sonnenoberfläche erscheinen. Sonnenflecken können einige zehn Kilometer bis zu über hunderttausend Kilometern durchmessen. Sie können über einen Zeitraum von einigen Tagen bis zu einigen Monaten bestehen bleiben. Die Anzahl und Lage der Sonnenflecken auf der Sonne verändert sich im Laufe des Sonnenzyklus. Es wird angenommen, dass auch andere Sterne Flecken haben, die durch ihre Magnetfelder verursacht werden.

Zugehörige Glossarbegriffe:



See this term in other languages

Term and definition status: The original definition of this term in English have been approved by a research astronomer and a teacher
The translation of this term and its definition is still awaiting approval

The OAE Multilingual Glossary is a project of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) in collaboration with the IAU Office of Astronomy Outreach (OAO). The terms and definitions were chosen, written and reviewed by a collective effort from the OAE, the OAE Centers and Nodes, the OAE National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) and other volunteers. You can find a full list of credits here. All glossary terms and their definitions are released under a Creative Commons CC BY-4.0 license and should be credited to "IAU OAE".

Zugehörige Medien


Image showing groups of sunspots as dark patches which lie in bands above and below the Sun's equator

Sunspots

Bildunterschriften: In this image the sun peppered with groups of sunspots over almost nine days between July and August 2012. The sunspots seen in this image have been sources of the solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME). In this image particulary, the sun is approaching solar maximum in its cycle (solar cycle), where we see many spots forming along the suns' equator. These sunspots and activity are seen in the southern hemisphere, before then most of the activity was on the northern hemisphere.
Bildnachweis: NASA/SDO/HMI credit link

License: PD Public Domain icons

Related Activities


Measure the Sun's Rotation Period

Measure the Sun's Rotation Period

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Find out the Sun’s rotation period, applying the simple equation of average speed to a real astronomical case.

License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons

Tags: Hands-on , History , Experiment , Galileo , average speed
Age Ranges: 16-19
Education Level: Secondary
Areas of Learning: Social Research
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Engaging in argument from evidence , Planning and carrying out investigations , Using mathematics and computational thinking

Is the Sun rotating? Follow the sunspots!

Is the Sun rotating? Follow the sunspots!

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Like a "modern" Galileo, use true astronomical satellite observations to discover if the Sun (and other celestial objects) are rotating!

License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons

Tags: Hands-on , History , Experiment , Galileo
Age Ranges: 12-14 , 14-16 , 16-19
Education Level: Middle School , Secondary
Areas of Learning: Social Research
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 1 hour
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Planning and carrying out investigations