[SFDXA] Sunspots and NASA

Bill Marx Bill Marx" <[email protected]
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:50:23 -0500


This is a very interesting story about the sun and sunspots:
-Bill W2CQ

NASA Science News for January 17, 2003

If you thought the sun was an unwavering beacon, you're wrong.  Its
brightness varies--only by a small amount, but perhaps enough to influence
Earth's climate.  An experiment called SOLCON on board shuttle mission
STS-107 is monitoring the sun's brightness high above Earth's cloudy
atmosphere.  Researchers say it's crucial data for studies of climate
change.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/17jan_solcon.htm?list732845