During the low point in the sun's 11-year cycle, the field lines up with the poles, resulting in sunspots. At the peak of the solar cycle, sunspots tend to form. During that phase of the solar cycle, intense bursts of radiation cause . This often occurs with coronal mass ejections, which are from the sun.
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During the low point in the sun's 11-year cycle, the magnetic field lines up with the poles, resulting in the formation of sunspots. At the peak of the solar cycle, sunspots tend to form more frequently. During that phase of the solar cycle, intense bursts of radiation are emitted, causing solar flares. This often occurs with coronal mass ejections, which are large eruptions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun.