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[DX-NEWS] Sun has fewest sunspots since 1913

Jim Reisert AD1C
Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:59:01 -0700

Who cares about GPS accuracy?  :-)

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein, Ap Science
Writer   – Thu Apr 2, 5:20 pm ET

WASHINGTON – The sun has been unusually quiet lately, with fewer
sunspots and weaker magnetic fields than in nearly a century. A quiet
sun is good for Earth: GPS systems are more accurate, satellites stay
in orbit longer; even the effects of manmade global warming are
marginally reduced, though just by three-tenths of a degree at most.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_sc/sci_quiet_sun_2


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Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us


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