PDA

View Full Version : Sun Goes Longer Than Normal Without Producing Sunspots


Regis Philbin
Jun 10th, 2008, 07:29 PM
Since Earth, Mars and Jupiter are all showing signs of "climate change" at the same time, could the sun have something to do with it? Ya think??? :scratch:

No...it's Republicans. We can't get any votes or increased political power out of the situation if it's just the sun. It's the Republicans and their bonfires on the beach roasting marshmallows and hot dogs. Yeah, that's it. :crazy:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080609124551.htm

:sunny: Sun Goes Longer Than Normal Without Producing Sunspots

ScienceDaily (Jun. 9, 2008) — The sun has been lying low for the past couple of years, producing no sunspots and giving a break to satellites.

That's good news for people who scramble when space weather interferes with their technology, but it became a point of discussion for the scientists who attended an international solar conference at Montana State University. Approximately 100 scientists from Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and North America gathered June 1-6 to talk about "Solar Variability, Earth's Climate and the Space Environment."

The scientists said periods of inactivity are normal for the sun, but this period has gone on longer than usual.

"It continues to be dead," said Saku Tsuneta with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, program manager for the Hinode solar mission. "That's a small concern, a very small concern."

pinky
Jun 10th, 2008, 11:23 PM
Had you bothered to read the entire article, you might have noticed the part about a 50-year cycle with no sunspots that occurred during a mini ice age.

Geez, you're so easy to pick apart, it's almost not fun. :greyno:

db44
Jun 11th, 2008, 11:05 AM
You must have this much intelligence to post on LD:

*Points to a sign reading : IQ:15*

Sorry, you can't ride...