Spörer's law
The drift of the average latitude of sunspots towards the Sun's equator during the 11-year sunspot cycle. Spots of a new cycle are generally located at latitudes 30–40° north or south, but over the course of the cycle the average latitude decreases to 5–10°, as demonstrated by the ... ...
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