New Sunspot Coming Around

[vindictive666]

gday all


i noticed there is a new sunspot poking around the corner


http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/mdi_igr/512/



:thumbsup: ;) :P :D :lol: :whistle: :hi:

[[1ponders]]

It looks good on the maps, John. Can you do anything with the weather :mad2:

[matt]

Excellent!!!:thumbsup:

[vindictive666]

yep you can have mine not far from 40 degrees i think it was :)

[[1ponders]]

As long as the skies clear John. :thumbsup:

[Gargoyle_Steve]

Is this our old friend 923/930 (numbers may be wrong, sorry) coming around again, or is this a "new" solar manifestation?

As a side question is there any known "record" for longevity of a single sunspot: what's the longest that a single sunspot "event" has survived (even though it's physical appearance is mutating / evolving, but still maintaining it's "spottiness") in the same position?

[Blue Fire]

From: http://www.dxlc.com/solar/
But I had thought I read somewhere that a CME was detected from this sunspot,... just that it wasn't directed our way.

[Blue Fire]

I second the question about just how long a sunspot can possibly last. But while trying to research the answer for myself, I came across this from http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf089/sf089b08.htm
Isn't this still quite a stretch? Has solar radiation ever actually been shown to present such a possible danger to anything other than our skin or eyes? I wasn't aware that it could penetrate our bodies far enough to affect things like a woman's eggs. :shrug: