It's Quiet Out There, Too Quiet
Where have all the sunspots gone?
"I’m writing this after doing an exhaustive search to see what sort of solar activity has occurred lately, and I find there is little to report. With the exception of the briefly increased solar wind from a coronal hole, there is almost no significant solar activity.
The sun has gone quiet. Really quiet.
It is normal for our sun to have quiet periods between solar cycles, but we’ve seen months and months of next to nothing, and the start of Solar cycle 24 seems to have materialized (as first reported here) then abruptly disappeared. The reverse polarity sunspot that signaled the start of cycle 24 on January 4th, dissolved within two days after that."
The sun seems to have shut down it's internal furnace. Global cooling?
also - Brave New Worlds: Secrets of our solar system
"Today, unmanned spacecraft are finally able to nestle close to the fiery heat of the sun, and fly through the solar system's cold and uncharted outer reaches. They can be found in orbit around five worlds, including the Earth and the Moon. They are plying the space-lanes between the planets, measuring thin swirling clouds of plasma gas and dust spilled from passing comets. They are en route to Pluto, the most distant planet, and are even hoping to land on the shifting sands of a comet. Never before in human history has a generation voyaged so much."
"I’m writing this after doing an exhaustive search to see what sort of solar activity has occurred lately, and I find there is little to report. With the exception of the briefly increased solar wind from a coronal hole, there is almost no significant solar activity.
The sun has gone quiet. Really quiet.
It is normal for our sun to have quiet periods between solar cycles, but we’ve seen months and months of next to nothing, and the start of Solar cycle 24 seems to have materialized (as first reported here) then abruptly disappeared. The reverse polarity sunspot that signaled the start of cycle 24 on January 4th, dissolved within two days after that."
The sun seems to have shut down it's internal furnace. Global cooling?
also - Brave New Worlds: Secrets of our solar system
"Today, unmanned spacecraft are finally able to nestle close to the fiery heat of the sun, and fly through the solar system's cold and uncharted outer reaches. They can be found in orbit around five worlds, including the Earth and the Moon. They are plying the space-lanes between the planets, measuring thin swirling clouds of plasma gas and dust spilled from passing comets. They are en route to Pluto, the most distant planet, and are even hoping to land on the shifting sands of a comet. Never before in human history has a generation voyaged so much."
posted by nolocontendere at 11:54 PM
2 Comments:
That's really odd. I as well had read this was supposed to be a very active year for the sun. Any speculation on why the activity has suddenly disappeared?
It is very odd noiin, also considering that all the planets in the solar system are exhibiting signs of higher energy and increased temperatures. I haven't got a clue, and it may be the proverbial calm before the storm.
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