Sun Goes Longer Than Normal Without Producing Sunspots

[Cindy S.]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080609124551.htm

Dana Longcope, a solar physicist at MSU, said the sun usually operates on an 11-year cycle with maximum activity occurring in the middle of the cycle. Minimum activity generally occurs as the cycles change. Solar activity refers to phenomena like sunspots, solar flares and solar eruptions. Together, they create the weather than can disrupt satellites in space and technology on earth.

The last cycle reached its peak in 2001 and is believed to be just ending now, Longcope said. The next cycle is just beginning and is expected to reach its peak sometime around 2012. Today's sun, however, is as inactive as it was two years ago, and scientists aren't sure why.

"It's a dead face," Tsuneta said of the sun's appearance.

[RefinedbyFire]

Interesting...

[seekingtruth1]

maybe its getting ready to explode

[lighthouse]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225133649.htm

Sun-like Star Flips Its Magnetic Field Like Our Sun: First Observation
ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2008) — An international group of astronomers that includes the University of Hawaii's Evgenya Shkolnik have discovered that the sun-like star tau Bootis flipped its magnetic field from north to south sometime during the last year.
It has been known for many years that the Sun's magnetic field changes its direction every 11 years, but this is the first time that such a change has been observed in another star.

[lighthouse]

The magnetic cycle of the Sun impacts the Earth's climate and is believed to have caused the little ice age in the seventeen century. The Earth's magnetic field also flips, although much less frequently and more erratically.

[ZeldaCA]

I have a set of filters which make it possible to look at sunspots safely. I used to use them all the time when I was a teacher, and in 2001 I was out there with the kids daily, looking at all the sunspots because there were so many. It was truly amazing!

Maybe it's quiet now because there were so many more than normal then? Just an idea.

[fishersofmen]

Its funny how scientists think they KNOW everything, and they KNOW there is no God, and they KNOW the big bang theory is real, and they KNOW this and that, but they don't KNOW a simple thing about a planet that is part of our solar system and so important to this world.

How little and insignificant we are.

There are no sunspots because the Lord has simply calmed the sun for now.

dumb scientists.

[Farmer]

Yeah dumb scientists. He He He
I couldn't resist that sounded funny.

Farmer

[Hootmon]

dumb scientists.That didnt take long...

[JenGC]

Its funny how scientists think they KNOW everything, and they KNOW there is no God, and they KNOW the big bang theory is real, and they KNOW this and that, but they don't KNOW a simple thing about a planet that is part of our solar system and so important to this world.

How little and insignificant we are.

There are no sunspots because the Lord has simply calmed the sun for now.

dumb scientists.

I know! How many articles I have read from these "scientist" that have ended with "It can not be explained" or "I have no idea why that happened". <raising hand> I KNOW! I KNOW! PICK ME! It is GOD idiots!