Facts about the Sun & Sunspots 
vIs 93 million miles from Earth
vIs about a million miles across
vIs just a huge ball of glowing gas – it’s not solid
vIs 5 billion years old, another 5 billion to go
vIs a medium-size star, one of about 2 billion in our galaxy
vIs covered with sunspots, which come and go
vAt “Solar Max”, there are lots of spots
vSolar Max was about four years ago
vIn two or three years, at “Solar Min”, there will be no spots!
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The Sun: