[Elecraft] Solar Cycles

[Fred Jensen]

Getting predictions right is really hard ... especially if they're in 
the future.

73,

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

**Usually attributed to Y. Berra, philosopher and catcher.  He denies it.

On 1/26/2017 6:25 PM, lmarion wrote:
> When stars reach middle age, half of ~10 billion for our sun,they 
> phase into a state where there are no sunspots for the rest of their 
> hydrogen burning life.
> So the sunspots cycle ( which is ~22 years by the way,  it is based on 
> sunspot polarization, ~11 years is half of the cycle. ), will 
> disappear completely.  I did see
> a sunspot group when I looked at the sun in Hydrogen alpha,  so not 
> today.
> Amateur astronomy and radio are the coolest hobbies,  with fishing a 
> close third.
>
>
>
> Leroy  AB7CE, amateur radio operator and astronomer and Montana fly 
> fisherman
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Dauer, Edward
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 2:32 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Solar Cycles
>
> For those who have been concerned whether the solar cycle would 
> reverse this time, take heart.  An article in The Economist for Jan. 
> 21  2017 (at page 67) reports that a study of fossilized vegetation 
> from the Permian period about 290 million years ago evidences a solar 
> cycle back then of 10.6 years, easily  within the statistical 
> variability around today’s 11.2.
>
> Take that, Annie and Walter Maunder.
>
> Ted, KN1CBR
>
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