What are these things called?

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What are these things called?

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Anatomy of a sunspot
What is the name of the thingies that make up the penumbra of a sunspot?
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Hi Bruce: I believe those are called the sunspot filaments

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or penumbral filaments

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Thank you!


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Sensational image, Bruce!


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rbenton -

I wish it were mine. That one is from NASA. I needed an image that clearly displayed what I was asking about


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