We present measurements of magnetic fields in several sunspots using high-resolution spectra obtained with the ESPARTACO spectrograph at the Universidad de los Andes, with the aim to explore experimental possibilities for students. Because the Zeeman line splitting is smaller than the line width, our work only observes broadened absorption lines. This broadening, however, can be measured and suitably modeled, giving realistic quantitative results.
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