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Hi everyone, I thought this may be of interest, it came from one of my Total 
Solar Eclipse sites.


73
Ken

M0KHW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Ayiomamitis" <anthony@perseus.gr>
To: "Solar Eclipse Mailing List" <SEML@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Jay Pasachoff" <Jay.M.Pasachoff@williams.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 3:09 PM
Subject: [SEML] Unusually Deep Solar Minimum (aka A Tale of Two Suns)


> Dear group,
>
> Who stole the sunspots?! Where have they gone?!
>
> As noted by Dr Phillips (SpaceWeather), "As of March 31st, there were no 
> sunspots on 78 of the year's 90 days (87%)." (see 
> http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/01apr_deepsolarminimum.htm?list5796 ) 
> and this a continuation of 2008 where 266 days were characterized without 
> any sunspot activity (same reference).
>
> For an interesting collage of two images spaced precisely four years apart 
> and which is a perfect representation of what is happening (actually NOT 
> happening) with Sol at this moment, I kindly direct you to 
> http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Solar-Scenes-Deep-Minimum-2005-2009.htm . More 
> specifically, one of the two component images in the collage is from July 
> 5th, 2005 and which documents the sample rich activity which is 
> characteristic of the sun during non-minimum periods. The second component 
> image in the collage is from July 5th, 2009 and is most characteristic of 
> the blank sun which has become the norm and status quo. Please remember to 
> click on the hyperlinked image which really brings the message forth in a 
> higher analysis rendition of the same result.
>
> Some research suggests this lack of sunspot activity impacts the levels of 
> UV in our atmosphere and which in turn impact the development of clouds. 
> Certainly winters have been unusually severe and it seems each and every 
> winter manages to find a way to be worse than the previous one.
>
> Let's hope for at least sunspot grouping on July 22nd so that we can focus 
> our prized toys directed at the sun ... along with good weather and great 
> transparency!
>
> Anthony.
>
>
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