[NCARC] Sunspots

[Mike Bates]

For those interested:


>From slashdot.org:

We're emerging from the longest, deepest sunspot drought
<http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530275,00.html> since 1913 (we
discussed its depths
<http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/09/1414205&tid=160>
here) with the appearance of a robust group of sunspots over the
weekend. Recently we discussed a possible explanation
<http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/06/17/2218225&tid=236>
for the prolonged minimum. The Fox News article quotes observer Michael
Buxton of Ocean Beach, Calif.: "This is the best sunspot I've seen in
two years." jamie found a NASA site where you can generate a movie of
the recent sunspot's movement
<http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/soho_movie_theater> --- try
selecting the first image type and bumping the resolution to 1024. The
magnetic field lines are clearly visible.


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Mike Bates - N7DQ
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