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Re: [TECH]:: The sun has gone out - still

by Minto Witteveen :: Rate this Message:

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Russell McMahon wrote:
> The sun continues to behave in ways not seen in modern scientific
> history. Nobody interested in such things says nowt.
>
> Now the guardians have started moving the goalposts.
>
> Latest sunspot figures still have the sunspot activity at
> historically low levels (about non existent) and the new cycle
> refusing to start - now arguably 1 year + late and no sign.
>Russell,

Russell,
Be very carefull with interpreting sunspot numbers (which is something very
different forom the number of sunspots)
Seel also the latest Solar Opdate column on the ARRL website:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/03/06/10688/?nc=1
Your " moving the goalposts" opbservation is also explained. Nothing
sinister there :-)

Regards,
Minto Witteveen

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