Magnetic field around spinning sphere

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Homework Statement



So there's a sphere, and it has a positive charge on it. The sphere is spinning, and the angular velocity vector is pointing up through the top. What does the magnetic field look like inside & outside the sphere?

Blue filled circle with an upward-pointing black arrow above its top edge, labelled with a small omega symbol to indicate angular velocity.

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The Attempt at a Solution



This is what I think it looks like outside of the sphere, but I'm not sure what it would look like inside...

Hand-drawn sketch of a blue sphere with red loop field lines wrapping around it, with an upward arrow labelled omega at the top showing the spin axis.
 
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Which equation do you use to figure out the magnetic B-field due to moving charges (current)? That is certainly a Relevant Equation for this problem.
 
F=qvBsin(theta) ?

I don't see how this is relevant though, since I am not asked to calculate anything, simply draw in the magnetic field lines
 
can anyone tell me if I am thinking about this right? i don't need any equations I just need to be able to draw the magnetic field