Are Sunspots Disappearing?
 

Interesting article at science@nasa regarding speculation of future sunspots
activity or should I say the lack of activity.

Whatever happens, notes Hathaway, "the sun is behaving in an interesting way
and I believe we're about to learn something new."

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...p_sunspots.htm


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Are Sunspots Disappearing?
 

On Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:25:06 +0800, "Peter" wrote:

Interesting article at science@nasa regarding speculation of future sunspots
activity or should I say the lack of activity.

Whatever happens, notes Hathaway, "the sun is behaving in an interesting way
and I believe we're about to learn something new."

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...p_sunspots.htm

Hmmmm.
Yesterday afternoon, I graphed the amount of natural light striking my
property. I started around 3:00 and measured until 8:00. The trend
was alarming! The natural light kept getting lower and lower. If
that trend has continued, there would have been no natural light at
all by today. Fortunately, the light started increasing again just
after sunrise this morning. Wow. That was close.

(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

Are Sunspots Disappearing?
 

"Peter" wrote
. au...
Interesting article at science@nasa regarding speculation of future
sunspots activity or should I say the lack of activity.

Whatever happens, notes Hathaway, "the sun is behaving in an interesting
way and I believe we're about to learn something new."

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...p_sunspots.htm

It is not new: "If sunspots do go away, it wouldn't be the first time. In
the 17th century, the sun plunged into a 70-year period of spotlessness
known as the Maunder Minimum that still baffles scientists. The sunspot
drought began in 1645 and lasted until 1715; during that time, some of the
best astronomers in history (e.g., Cassini) monitored the sun and failed to
count more than a few dozen sunspots per year, compared to the usual
thousands."
S*