Sun will be at it's max strength for the first time since 2001

tater · 08-03-10, 08:55 AM

We're still barely out of the minimum, and the predictions for the next solar max shot it to be weak. In addition to the 11 year sunspot cycle, field strengths are also down across cycles (normally they'd go up and down with the cycle, but they have been trending down regardless of sunspot behavior).

He's a bunch of cool solar data and images in one place:

http://www.solarcycle24.com/

tater

08-03-10, 08:55 AM	#9
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	We're still barely out of the minimum, and the predictions for the next solar max shot it to be weak. In addition to the 11 year sunspot cycle, field strengths are also down across cycles (normally they'd go up and down with the cycle, but they have been trending down regardless of sunspot behavior). He's a bunch of cool solar data and images in one place: http://www.solarcycle24.com/ tater