Hi This URL carries a sunspot count along with other helpful info about solar activity on a daily basis.
http://www.spaceweather.com/ 73 David G3XYP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NJDXA DX-News" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 5:24 AM Subject: [DX-NEWS] Sun Shows Signs Of Life: Long-Awaited Solar Cycle 24 Starting To Take Off > > ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2008) — After two-plus years of few sunspots, > even fewer solar flares, and a generally eerie calm, the sun is finally > showing signs of life. > > "I think solar minimum is behind us," says sunspot forecaster David > Hathaway of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. > > His statement is prompted by an October flurry of sunspots. "Last month > we counted five sunspot groups," he says. That may not sound like much, > but in a year with record-low numbers of sunspots and long stretches of > utter spotlessness, five is significant. "This represents a real > increase in solar activity." > > Even more significant is the fact that four of the five sunspot groups > belonged to Solar Cycle 24, the long-awaited next installment of the > sun's 11-year solar cycle. "October was the first time we've seen > sunspots from new Solar Cycle 24 outnumbering spots from old Solar Cycle > 23. It's a good sign that the new cycle is taking off." > > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081111230341.htm > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body put either > > unsubscribe dx-news > > or > > subscribe dx-news > > This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
