Sunspots: Wilson Effect

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2056. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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The Wilson effect refers to the depressed appearance of SUNSPOTS when positioned close to the solar limb. The impression is that sunspots are cavities in the SOLAR PHOTOSPHERE. The reason is that the radiation we observe is coming from deeper layers in the sunspot than in the surrounding photosphere. The detection of this depression by Alexander Wilson dates back to 1769. The phenomenon is exp...

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