The wait is over. Cycle 24 begins
 

Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com


Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a
reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle.
The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot
emerged today. This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the
first step toward a new solar maximum. Intense solar activity won't
begin right away. Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from
solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or
2012). It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!

The wait is over. Cycle 24 begins
 

wrote:

Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a
reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle.

Seems as though we'd seen a short-lived reversed polarity spot some time ago
which rapidly disappeared.


The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot
emerged today. This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the
first step toward a new solar maximum. Intense solar activity won't
begin right away. Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from
solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or
2012). It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!

The wait is over. Cycle 24 begins
 

On Jan 4, 3:49*pm, dxAce wrote:
wrote:
Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a
reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle.

Seems as though we'd seen a short-lived reversed polarity spot some time ago
which rapidly disappeared.





The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot
emerged today. *This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the
first step toward a new solar maximum. *Intense solar activity won't
begin right away. *Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from
solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or
2012). *It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So, can't remember. Does this mean we have better communication by SW
at the start of the new cycle?? Or how does this affect SW again.
Thanks.

The wait is over. Cycle 24 begins
 

wrote:
Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com


Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a
reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle.
The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot
emerged today. This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the
first step toward a new solar maximum. Intense solar activity won't
begin right away. Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from
solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or
2012). It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!

There was one such sunspot more than a year ago which only lasted a few
hours but it apparently didn't portent the beginning of cycle-24. Maybe
the latest one will.

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

The wait is over. Cycle 24 begins
 

On Jan 5, 3:35*am, Flyguy wrote:
wrote:
Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a
reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle.
The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot
emerged today. *This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the
first step toward a new solar maximum. *Intense solar activity won't
begin right away. *Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from
solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or
2012). *It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!

There was one such sunspot more than a year ago which only lasted a few
hours but it apparently didn't portent the beginning of cycle-24. Maybe
the latest one will.

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

I sure hope so. I'd love to see more activity on 10 meter phone.

The wait is over. Cycle 24 begins
 

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 16:35:58 -0800 (PST), candy rosa
wrote:

On Jan 4, 3:49*pm, dxAce wrote:
wrote:
Space Weather News for Jan. 4, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a
reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle.

Seems as though we'd seen a short-lived reversed polarity spot some time ago
which rapidly disappeared.





The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot
emerged today. *This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the
first step toward a new solar maximum. *Intense solar activity won't
begin right away. *Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from
solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or
2012). *It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So, can't remember. Does this mean we have better communication by SW
at the start of the new cycle?? Or how does this affect SW again.
Thanks.
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