Our Sun is quiet, almost too quiet...
The scientists said periods of inactivity are normal for the sun, but this period has gone on longer than usual.
"It continues to be dead," said Saku Tsuneta with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, program manager for the Hinode solar mission. "That's a small concern, a very small concern."
It could be that the Sun is just saving up for a massive amount of activity in 2012. Or, on the other hand, it could do nothing for 50 years and give us a mini ice age like we had from 1650 to 1700.
Approximately 100 scientists from Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and North America gathered June 1-6 to talk about "Solar Variability, Earth's Climate and the Space Environment." - and they are thinking that 2 years without a sunspot is perhaps too long. Read more...
Labels: sunspots
posted by Rob at
Saturday, June 14, 2008
5 Comments:
uhhmmm.. I read somewhere recently that they held a meeting in Oklahoma to discuss the implications of this lack of activity. Seems someone is taking it seriously.
I noticed 2 years ago that there were certain organisms particularly the staph epidemic that seemed to be running amuck (thus an epidemic...I'm ok ;( I think?!). In researching various odd behaviours on our planet i noticed the thread of light sewn into all areas that seemed to be going haywire. I had a website...it too went haywire...my own doing...but my final conclusion was something is wrong with the sun! Lets hope we are wrong...no lets not just hope...lets pray! a lot!!!
There is a site to check out...sunshinedna.com. Movie who's premise is that in 50 years the sun will need a jump start to fire back up! fantastic interactive site. py ra mid
Or... maybe.. for those that follow more than a 2 year span for a several billion year old star, the sun is actually in the lowest point of its natural eight year cycle, which is set to be on the upswing, culminating in 2012. Of course, a look to the fall of 2005 should give you an slight idea of what might happen when the sunspot activity peaks just as the earth gets closest and drops its magnetic shielding because of polar shifts. I.E. Katrina, Rita, Wilma, plus half a dozen minor storms, droughts, wildfires, and an earthquake in africa. .. Thats just a maybe though.
Hmmm, well I am not 2 billion years old...so yes indeed i would not have been able to follow personally the 2 billion year old star. Very good. No, my comment regarding the sun, for those of you who follow the 2 billion year old star CURRENTLY, will find that indeed the star has not behaved as it normally does during its 8 year cycle. In fact, it has not behaved in such a way since 1954. Yes, 1900 and 54 years. Also, my comment was in relation to a biological/enviromental subject which is known to get a portion of its momentum with the lack of certain factors from the sun.
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