Sunspots and Flares

The Sun is continuously puttingon an amazing fireworks display of sunspots, flares and prominence thatscientists say can affect our own atmosphere.
Although the Sun appears smooth,its visible surface, called the photosphere, is actually bubbly ( likeboiling milk or water).
Hot gases that start at thecore of the Sun often erupt violently through this outer layer of "bubbles." These jets of gas are called prominences and can last for hours or evenmonths.  They are usually seen at the edge of the Sun's disk and canshoot hundreds of thousands of miles into the atmosphere.
Sunspots are areas on the surfaceof the Sun that are dark in color.  They appear this way because theyare cooler than the hotter, glowing gas bubbles that surround them.
Solar flares are associatedwith both sunspots and prominence are like bursting bubbles, discharginghigh energy radiation.  They are like huge thunderstorms on Earth,but on the Sun are referred to as magnetic storms or explosions.

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