Well, you know every new scope comes with a free upgrade to cloudy skies. ;) ++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Wayne Sumner <wsumner@dsdmail.net> wrote:
Hi Troy, A plot of sunspot latitude (on the sun, of course) vs. time resembles a butterfly's wings. By the way, I still haven't had a clear night to try out the telescope you sold me. Didn't it come with a clear sky guarantee??? Thanks,
Wayne A. Sumner Math/Physics/Astronomy/Engineering Boy's Tennis Coach Northridge High School Davis School District (801) 402-8610
Troy Davidson 06/01/11 7:00 PM >>> Can you explain what the butterfly sunspot pattern is?
Thanks.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Canopus56 wrote:
Looks like the butterfly sunspot pattern is returning to the Sun. Today's spaceweather.com solar image: http://tinyurl.com/3dhmpo6
Sunspot numbers:
NOAA http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif
European http://sidc.oma.be/html/wolfjmms.html
Clear Skies - Kurt
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