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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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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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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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