[PPRAANet] FW: [SixClub] It Begins Once Again

[Roger NØVR]

FYI

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Subject: [SixClub] It Begins Once Again

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!

Visit http://spaceweather.com for pictures  of the new sunspot and updates.