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1 posted on 11/26/2020 8:31:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
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Post the grand episode when it appears, and don’t forget.


2 posted on 11/26/2020 8:35:03 PM PST by Fungi
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To: BenLurkin

Sun Spot Minority Report.


3 posted on 11/26/2020 8:37:18 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (You are in far more danger from an authoritarian government than you are from a seasonal virus.)
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Image result for babcock model sunspot

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4 posted on 11/26/2020 8:37:30 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: BenLurkin

2020


5 posted on 11/26/2020 8:39:20 PM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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To: BenLurkin

sun shmun- but can they predict liver spots?


6 posted on 11/26/2020 8:39:56 PM PST by Bob434
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The solar disk is approximately 109 earth diameters wide.

Image result for sun earth scale


With that in mind, here is the current level of sunspot activity...


The image below is called a Magnetogram. It displays the magnetic polarity of various regions of the Sun. Note the polarities at the current sunspot locations.


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7 posted on 11/26/2020 8:45:42 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: BenLurkin

Sunspots rank high on the list of civilization-ending events.


8 posted on 11/26/2020 8:58:17 PM PST by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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To: BenLurkin

Is there any way we can stop this?!!?


9 posted on 11/26/2020 9:00:44 PM PST by FreeperCell
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From BBC News [yr: 2004]:

"A new [2004] analysis shows that the Sun is more active now than it has been at anytime in the previous 1,000 years. Scientists based at the Institute for Astronomy in Zurich used ice cores from Greenland to construct a picture of our star's activity in the past.

They say that over the last century the number of sunspots rose at the same time that the Earth's climate became steadily warmer."..."In particular, it has been noted that between about 1645 and 1715, few sunspots were seen on the Sun's surface.

This period is called the Maunder Minimum after the English astronomer who studied it. It coincided with a spell of prolonged cold weather often referred to as the "Little Ice Age". Solar scientists strongly suspect there is a link between the two events - but the exact mechanism remains elusive."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3869753.stm

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From NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory's "Not So Frequently Asked Questions" section:

Q-Does the number of sunspots have any effect on the climate here on Earth?

A-Sunspots are slightly cooler areas on the surface of the Sun, due to the intense magnetic fields, so they radiate a little less energy than the surroundings. However, there are usually nearby areas associated with the sunspots that are a little hotter (called falculae), and they more than compensate. The result is that there is a little bit more radiation coming from the Sun when it has more sunspots, but the effect is so small that it has very little impact on the weather and climate on Earth.

However, there are more important indirect effects: sunspots are associated with what we call "active regions", with large magnetic structures containing very hot material (being held in place by the magnetism). This causes more ultraviolet (or UV) radiation (the rays that give you a suntan or sunburn), and extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV). These types of radiation have an impact on the chemistry of the upper atmosphere (e.g. producing ozone). Since some of these products act as greenhouse gases, the number of sunspots (through association with active regions) may influence the climate in this way.

Many active regions produce giant outflows of material that are called Coronal Mass Ejections. These ejections drag with them some of the more intense magnetic fields that are found in the active regions. The magnetic fields act as a shield for high-energy particles coming from various sources in our galaxy (outside the solar system). These "cosmic rays" (CRs) cause ionization of molecules in the atmosphere, and thereby can cause clouds to form (because the ionized molecules or dust particle can act as "seeds" for drop formation).

If clouds are formed very high in the atmosphere, the net result is a heating of the Earth - it acts as a "blanket" that keeps warmth in.

If clouds are formed lower down in the atmosphere, they reflect sunlight better than they keep heat inside, so the net result is cooling.

Which processes are dominant is still a matter of research.

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/classroom/notsofaq.html#SUNSPOT_CLIMATE

11 posted on 11/26/2020 9:04:45 PM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
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To: BenLurkin

I looked in Miami. I looked in Negril.

The closest I came was a month old bill.

I checked the Bahamas, they said she was gone.

I can’t understand why she did me so wrong.

...but she picked up her bags and she took off down the road.


14 posted on 11/26/2020 9:15:23 PM PST by Eddie01 (too exhausted to apply the sarc tag)
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To: BenLurkin

Sunspots are a good thing. And they are picking up, as is the solar flux index. Radio propagation has returned and is improving, after being nearly dead for at least 2 years.


21 posted on 11/26/2020 9:30:48 PM PST by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smart-ass disorder. )
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Will it rain in Hoboken next Thursday?


24 posted on 11/26/2020 9:41:21 PM PST by choctaw man (Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
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https://spaceweather.com/

Looks like a big one..


41 posted on 11/30/2020 11:22:38 PM PST by algore
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