Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

[SteveB]

Old sunspot 1026 is trying it's best to form another spot, if it does form it only has 24hrs before it rotates out of view.

blank count currently at 2 day's.

[BLAST FROM THE PAST]

how about this for intresting and remember this is nasa aswell and some talk about cosmic rays so this is intresting.

sorry remember this is record high aswell intresting stuff.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/29sep_cosmicrays.htm

"The space era has so far experienced a time of relatively low cosmic ray activity," says Mewaldt. "We may now be returning to levels typical of past centuries."

Could this be one reason why we have seen warming?

BFTP

[Anti-Mild]

"The space era has so far experienced a time of relatively low cosmic ray activity," says Mewaldt. "We may now be returning to levels typical of past centuries."

Could this be one reason why we have seen warming?

BFTP

There are many reasons why we have seen warming, this is just another one to add to the list!!

2 days since last sunspot seen, solar flux still at 72, SSN is 0. According to the last prediction by Hathaway we ought to have a SSN at the end of 2009 of approx. 20. Given the recent upturn in activity there is a chance that this may occur, however the sun is forecast to get quieter again so there may yet be further amendments to his forecast.

Solar monitoring continues to be very interesting.

[SteveB]

3 days with no spots.

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

215 blank days in 2009, 78%

[SteveB]

Moved onto 4 spotless days.

216 days blank in 2009, 78%

Activity remains very low.

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

Edited October 6, 2009 by SteveB

[SteveB]

Found this interesting article regarding cosmic rays and solar minimum.

Maybe another part of the jigsaw regarding minima & a cooler climate.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cosmic-rays-solar-minimum

[jonboy]

Found this interesting article regarding cosmic rays and solar minimum.

Maybe another part of the jigsaw regarding minima & a cooler climate.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cosmic-rays-solar-minimum

Hi Steve B I don't know whether you have read The Chilling Stars by Henrik Svensmark and Nigel Calder but they certainly believe low solar activity leads to high cosmic ray count hitting the earth which in turn leads to a cooler climate. Well worth the read.

[Mondy]

Svensmark - been championing this guy for years. So many people on here and elsewhere fundamentally disputed his work. It's very interesting now to see how it's being received. I mean, if Spaceweather.com and NASA are now taking this guy seriously, makes you think..

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=en&source=hp&fkt=994&fsdt=5513&q=svensmark&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#

[jonboy]

Svensmark - been championing this guy for years. So many people on here and elsewhere fundamentally disputed his work. It's very interesting now to see how it's being received. I mean, if Spaceweather.com and NASA are now taking this guy seriously, makes you think..

http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?hl=en&source=hp&fkt=994&fsdt=5513&q=svensmark&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#

Truth will eventually win out!!!!

[MR EXTREMES]

Found this interesting article regarding cosmic rays and solar minimum.

Maybe another part of the jigsaw regarding minima & a cooler climate.

http://www.scientifi...s-solar-minimum

oh my solar flux down to 69.

and solar wind.

Solar wind

speed: 304.4 km/sec

[MR EXTREMES]

brillant stuff most intresting and in depth video i watched incredible.

so now the minimum continues what happens next?

well id of thought that if this theory is correct which i think it makes alot of sence,

and the fact that nasa them selfs have said that cosmic rays have hit space age high by 20% then surely this could well send temps down a little over time and perhapes send temps down futher if this was to increase cosmic outflow.

[SteveB]

Now standing at 5 blank days.

217 blank days for 2009 78%

http://spaceweather.com/

Thanks Jonboy will look into it.

Edited October 7, 2009 by SteveB

[OldGreggsTundraBoy]

all is quiet and peaceful, solar flux 69 and drifting lower, most likely back to 67.

i think one gets the idea, there's just going to be one or two little sunspots from time to time.

solar cycle 24 very boring.

yet for some reason im very interested and feel the need to check twice day for updates.

I think its a bit like people that watch big brother live all night- essentially just some person sleeping, but some people still do find it gripping/ relaxing.

gripping and relaxing is a good combo.

most of its essentially countng days then a spot come along nu have to start all over

day 5.

[James M]

How many spotless days did we have last year? are we on track to beat that?

[SteveB]

How many spotless days did we have last year? are we on track to beat that?

266 days.

Need to be blank 51 of the remaining 85 days

[SteveB]

Moved onto 6 blank days.

218 blank days for 2009 78%

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

http://spaceweather.com/

[MR EXTREMES]

Moved onto 6 blank days.

218 blank days for 2009 78%

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

http://spaceweather.com/

look at the solar wind thats really low.

[SteveB]

look at the solar wind thats really low.

Yeah slowed down a lot, hopefully the sun has gone back to sleep again. It would be nice if it went into hibernation all Winter

[SteveB]

Seven days blank

219 days with no sunspots for 2009, 78%

Activity remains low.

http://spaceweather.com/

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

[SteveB]

Moved onto 8 spotless days.

220 blank days for 2009.

There is activity showing up on the Stereo behind image high in latitude.

Edited October 10, 2009 by SteveB

[SteveB]

9 days spotless, but how much longer??

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

[karyo]

9 days spotless, but how much longer??

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index2.htm

A spot is trying to emerge...

www.spaceweather.com

Karyo

Edited October 11, 2009 by karyo

[SteveB]

A spot is trying to emerge...

www.spaceweather.com

Karyo

It is tiny though, fingers crossed it doesn't make it

[Mondy]

[SteveB]

moved onto 10 blank days, but as mondys image shows, activity is not far away.

222 days blank in 2009 78%

http://spaceweather.com/