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21 September, 11:23

Why is the solar cycle said to have a period of 22 years, even though the sunspot cycle is only 11 years long?

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  1. 21 September, 11:59
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    Sunspots occur at two times in the solar cycle corresponding to the "NS" orientation of magnetic poles for a 1/2 cycle and an "SN" orientation for the other half.
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