Does the Sun Rotate? Yes, the Sun rotates about its axis , but not in the same way Earth does. Differential Rotation: The Sun does not ro...
Does the Sun Rotate?
Yes, the Sun rotates about its axis, but not in the same way Earth does.
Differential Rotation: The Sun does not rotate uniformly.
Different parts of the Sun rotate at different speeds.
Equator: Takes about 26.5 days to complete a rotation.
Sunspot Zone (16° N): Takes about 27.3 days.
Poles: Takes about 31.1 days to rotate.
Photographs are taken daily and the movements of the spots, filaments, and plages are observed for various latitudes and longitudes, for a long period of time.
From this, the sidereal rotation period is calculated.
The reason for the Sun's differential rotation is still not fully understood by solar physicists.
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