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Title: Sunspots reaching 1000 year high
Post by: Mike on Jul 07, 2004, 18:08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/default.stm

Title: Sunspots reaching 1000 year high
Post by: Rick on Jul 08, 2004, 01:25:00

I'm mildly amused that the BBC chooses to run this story when, for the last month or so, the sun has been almost completely devoid of spots... :wink:

Title: Sunspots reaching 1000 year high
Post by: Whitters on Jul 08, 2004, 06:32:00

Yes it had heard you had ordered a Coronado :wink:

Title: Sunspots reaching 1000 year high
Post by: Rick on Jul 08, 2004, 18:55:00

Well, if the SOHO real-time images (http://sohowww.estec.esa.nl/data/realtime-images.html) are anything to go by then there's some activity coming round, and there were some big spots a few days before the Coronado arrived. There've been some nice prominences and filaments over the last few days too.

[ This Message was edited by: Rick on 2004-07-08 10:57 ]

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