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A '''sunspotter''', '''sun buff''', '''sun fan''', '''sun enthusiast''', '''sun anorak''' (British English), or '''sunfoamer''' (pejorative for American sunspotters), is a person interested in a recreational capacity in [[solar radiation (nonfiction)]], usually with an emphasis on [[Sunspot (nonfiction)|sunspots (nonfiction)]].
A '''sunspotter''', '''sun buff''', '''sun fan''', '''sun enthusiast''', '''sun anorak''' (British English), or '''sunfoamer''' (pejorative for American sunspotters), is a person interested in a recreational capacity in [[solar irradiance (nonfiction)|solar irradiance]], usually with an emphasis on [[Sunspot (nonfiction)|sunspots]].


== Description ==
Sunspotters of many ages can be found worldwide.
 
Sunspotters often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radiotelescopy scanning, model sunspotting, studying solar radiation history, and participating in telescope and observatory preservation efforts.
 
Many of [[les Empyrées]] are avid sunspotters.
 
The [[Sunspot of May 10, 28 BCE (nonfiction)]] has been widely studied and modeled by sunspotters.


Sunspotters of many ages can be found worldwide.
== In the News ==


Sunspotters often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radiotelescopy scanning, model sunspotting, studying solar radiation history and participating in telescope observatory preservation efforts.
<gallery mode="traditional">
File:Sunspots.jpg|link=Sunspot (nonfiction)|[[Sunspot (nonfiction)|Sunspots]] condemn the word "maculae" as offensive stereotype.
File:Railfans_on_1939_camera_excursion.jpg|link=Railfan (nonfiction)|[[Railfan (nonfiction)|Railfans]] using steam train to power sunspotter cameras.
File:Light 1943.jpg|link=Light (nonfiction)|[[Light (nonfiction)|Light beams]] reach Union Station, prepare to board train (1943).  
</gallery>


== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==
* [[Empyrées]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Solar radiation (nonfiction)]]
* [[Solar irradiance (nonfiction)]]
* [[Railfain (nonfiction)]]
* [[Railfan (nonfiction)]]


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Occupations]]
[[Category:Occupations]]
External links:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railfan Railfan] @ Wikipedia

Latest revision as of 21:00, 23 June 2016

A sunspotter, sun buff, sun fan, sun enthusiast, sun anorak (British English), or sunfoamer (pejorative for American sunspotters), is a person interested in a recreational capacity in solar irradiance, usually with an emphasis on sunspots.

Sunspotters of many ages can be found worldwide.

Sunspotters often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radiotelescopy scanning, model sunspotting, studying solar radiation history, and participating in telescope and observatory preservation efforts.

Many of les Empyrées are avid sunspotters.

The Sunspot of May 10, 28 BCE (nonfiction) has been widely studied and modeled by sunspotters.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links: