This graph shows the position of sunspots in the years from 1870 to 1995. Notice that the centerline, from left to right, is the equator of the Sun and that sunspots happen north and south, above and below this line. Courtesy of NASA.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

This graph shows the position of sunspots in the years from 1870 to 1995. Notice that the centerline, from left to right, is the equator of the Sun and that sunspots happen north and south, above and below this line. Courtesy of NASA.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

This graph shows the position of sunspots in the years from 1870 to 1995. Notice that the centerline, from left to right, is the equator of the Sun and that sunspots happen north and south, above and below this line. Courtesy of NASA.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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