Aaron Burr - Founding Patriot. I have never known the prejudice in favor of birth, parentage and descent, more conspicuous than in the instance of Col. Burr. That gentleman was connected by blood with many respectable families in New England.
Definition of sunspot for English Language Learners. astronomy : a dark spot that sometimes appears on the surface of the sun. See words that rhyme with sunspot Spanish Central: Translation of sunspot Nglish: Translation of sunspot for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about sunspot.
They're actually very bright. Sunspots are the result of complicated processes in the magnetic field of the sun. They make it hard for heat energy to convect from lower down in the sun to the surface. This means they are about 1500K cooler than the rest of the sun's surface, ie. about 30% cooller.