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Term: butterfly diagram
Definition:

A plot of observed solar active region latitudes vs. time. This diagram, which resembles a butterfly, shows that the average latitude of active region formation drifts from high to low latitudes during a sunspot cycle.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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