[Elecraft] OT:Sunspots

[Fred Jensen]

FWIW: Counting sunspots is a fairly arcane diversion.  The generally 
accepted [although by no means universally] is the Wolf Number, 
Wn=k(10g+s), where g denotes the number of groups [sunspots tend to come 
in groups, not always individually discernible], s denotes the number of 
individual spots, again somewhat hard to discern, and k is an 
"observatory factor", which appears to be much like Einstein's 
Cosmological Constant, and can take on any value that makes the data 
work as you wish it to.  If you see spots, and they are at high solar 
latitudes, this augurs well, they may be Cycle 25. If they're on the 
solar equator, probably just part of Cycle 24.

All that said, right now there aren't very many G's or S's, and k could 
be zero for all we know.  I am currently at the point where living to 
the Cycle 25 maximum is an immediate goal. [:-)

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 8/24/2017 3:29 PM, Doug Person wrote:
> Sadly, I can only see 3 sunspots today. Down from 6 at the beginning 
> of the week.
>
> Doug -- K0DXV