Solar Cycle 24 begins a series of new events in the solar activity that determines space weather. Solar storms resulting from this new cycle could send highly charged radiation into the Earth's atmosphere.
What is the Great Solar Cycle?(1 Answer)
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Again, there are two parts for this question. The modern Scientific Answer and the older Astronomical Answer: ____________________________ Sunspot Cycle from 1995 to the present. http://science.nasa ...
Do sunspots become less active or more active as they age?(1 Answer)
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This can be referred as the sunspot cycle.The number of sunspots changes periodically. In the early stage of a sunspot cycle, the number of sunspots increases when ...
How bad are solar storms predicted to become?(1 Answer)
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Could be very bad is this solar cycle. The next solar maximum is scheduled to be in the year 2012.. oddly enough the same year the Mayan calander ...
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Thought to have started in January 2008 (unconfirmed)ARRLWeb: The K7RA Solar Update (July 25, 2008)
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Expected cycle length
11 years
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