The rotation or orbital motion of an object in a clockwise direction when viewed from the north pole of the ecliptic. This simply means moving in the opposite direction from the majority of Solar System bodies. The approximately 11 year variation in the number of solar active events. WIND- A tenious flow of energetic charged particles, mostly protons and electrons, which stream from the Sun. Typical solar wind velocities are almost 350 kilometers per second.
Sunspots are concentrations of magnetic flux, occuring in bipolar clusters or groups.
They appear dark because they are cooler than the surrounding photosphere. The planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are superior planets because they orbit the Sun further than the Earth. The dividing line between the illuminated and unilluminated part of the Moon's or planet's disk. The hemisphere that faces backwards, away from the direction of motion of a satellite that keeps the same face towards the planet. The Earth's atmosphere effectivly blocks the transmission of most ultraviolet light.