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NOAA Solar Cycle Sunspot Progression Graph

"Solar Cycle Progression" titled line graph with an average line running through all points from 1928 to 1950.
NOAA Solar Cycle Sunspot Progression Graph
NOAA
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Data/Data Set
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.3 - Our Sun, like all stars, has a life cycle.
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Space Weather
  • Sunspot
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

An interactive graph displays sunspot data all the way back to 1750, showing the correlation between the number of sunspots and the solar cycle. Part of NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, learners can zoom in and out of the data, which includes prediction values and error bars. Older learners can also examine radio flux data. Counting sunspots is one way to predict activity on the Sun.