https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/no-sunspots-for-two-days/ Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/no-sunspots-for-two-days/#comment-896415 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:23:03 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=39567#comment-896415 Good article Phil, often wondered about what was the cause for sun spots and what caused them to increase or decrease in number. Hope we some spots soon, I don’t like winter!

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/no-sunspots-for-two-days/#comment-896359 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:10:01 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=39567#comment-896359 This might be the beginning of a phenomenon predicted six years ago by solar scientists who had been studying the sun’s decreasing magnetic field strength. The scientists speculated that it might signify the onset of a prolonged period of reduced solar activity, such as the one called the Maunder Minimum, which lasted nearly a century and caused severe winters and cool summers in Europe. Here is the article I wrote at the time: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/09/say-goodbye-sunspots

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