Editing Sun (section)

==Orbit==

The Sun and everything that orbits it is in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. The Sun orbits around the [[Galactic Centre|centre of the Milky Way]]. It takes along everything in the Solar System. The Sun moves at 820,000&nbsp;km an hour. At that speed, it still takes 230 million years for a full orbit. Since the Sun is all gas, surface features come and go. If the Sun is viewed through a special [[solar telescope]], dark areas called [[sunspot]]s can be seen. These areas are caused by the Sun's [[magnetic field]]. The sunspots only look dark because the rest of the Sun is very bright.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Some [[space telescopes]], including the ones that orbit the Sun have seen huge [[arch]]es of the Sun's matter extend suddenly from the Sun. These are called solar prominences. Solar prominences come in many different shapes and sizes. Some of them are so large that the Earth could fit inside of them, and a few are shaped like hands. [[Solar flare]]s also come and go. Sunspots, prominences and flares become rare, and then numerous, and then rare again, every 11 years.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

===Photosphere===

This is the surface of the Sun. The light that the Earth receives from the Sun is [[radiation|radiated]] from this layer. Below this layer, the Sun is [[Opacity|opaque]], or not [[transparent]] to light.{{cn|date=March 2025}}