There are no large coronal holes on the Earth-facing side of the sun. June 2, 2009.
New-cycle sunspot 1019 burst through the surface of the sun on May 31st and it has been growing rapidly ever since. Feel the change?
The sunspot's two dark cores are each about the size of Earth, and they are crackling with B-class solar flares. During years of Solar Max (e.g., 2000-2002) we would consider such activity minor, but now, during the deep solar minimum of 2008-2009, it merits attention.
The magnetic polarity and high latitude of the sunspot identify it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24, expected to peak in 2013.
This makes sunspot 1019 a sign of things to come.
simply
The magnetic polarity and high latitude of the sunspot identify it as a member of new Solar Cycle 24, expected to peak in 2013.
This makes sunspot 1019 a sign of things to come.
simply The Galaxy
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