Do Coronal Holes and Sunspots Represent the Same Phenomenon?

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Coronal holes and sunspots are distinct solar phenomena. Coronal holes appear as darker regions in X-ray images and are associated with solar wind, while sunspots result from decreased convection in the sun's photosphere due to heightened magnetic activity. Although there is a correlation between the two, they do not represent the same phenomenon. Coronal holes can lead to coronal mass ejections (CMEs), but this relationship does not extend to sunspots.

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Are coronal holes and sunspots the same things?


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Coronal holes are the darker spots when viewed on a x ray picture, I've been doing some reading and it says on many websites that coronal holes create CME but it doesn't say anything about coronal mass ejection and sunspots
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronal_hole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunspot

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/coronal_hole.html
Sunspots are related to lower activity of convection in the sun's photosphere due to an increased magnetic activity. Coronal holes are areas in the sun's corona which are colder and has lower density.

Coronal holes are related to solar wind, and there is some correlation between coronal holes and sun spots, but they are not the same phenomena.
 

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