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>> http://icecap.us/images/uploads/ARCHIBALD_TEMPS.jpg
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> One of my interests is ham radio. We're very interested in 
> solar
> activity, of course, since it drives HF radio propagation. 
> According
> to the original forecasts Solar Cycle 24 should have 
> already begun,
> and it was supposed to be a very active cycle. As I am 
> typing this,
> the sunspot number is zero. The latest forecasts are for a 
> much less
> active cycle, so it will be interesting to see what 
> actually happens.
> The inverse correlation between solar cycle length and 
> activity is
> fairly well established.

Here's a sunspot for you :-)

Space Weather News for March 26, 2008

        http://spaceweather.com

Solar activity is surging.  Three large sunspots have 
materialized and at least one of them harbors energy for 
strong solar flares.  An M2-class eruption on March 25th 
hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space and emitted 
radio bursts audible in shortwave receivers on Earth. NOAA 
forecasters estimate a 50% chance of more M-flares during 
the next 24 hours.



        Russell 

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