This infographic illustrates the Sun's magnetic field as the driver of solar activity and space weather. It details the field's origin in the solar dynamo, the approximately 11-year solar cycle with transitions between quiet and active phases, key surface and atmospheric phenomena such as sunspots, coronal loops, flares, and coronal mass ejections, and the heliosphere's role in shielding the solar system.

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