Surprise! The Sun is a Variable Star

[DavidU]

http://www.astromart.com/news/news.asp?news_id=1039

[bojan]

Yep..
This (0.1% variation) correspond to mag 0.00108.... not much in relative terms...

[DavidU]

Yeh, I'm kind of glad it's not a +1 mag Var.

[stephenb]

Why does this sound familiar?? I recall someone telling me this about 20 years ago. Was it only "suspected" back then?

Please Sol, don't start varying too much :lol: I like you the way you are. :sunny:

[Jen]

:sunny::sunny::sunny:
I love the sun :thumbsup:
:D
And welcome back the spots too ;)

[Barrykgerdes]

That would be enough to explain a 3 degree absolute temperature change. So much for the experts. Who says we are causing the earth to get hotter.

Baz:lol::lol::lol:

[stephenb]

He he, the Sun is good. Sitting on the patio on a warm morning with a solar scope/filter, with a cool drink or a cuppa, and the birds chirping. Beats freezing in the cold of night to observe!! ;)

[DavidU]

I wonder if the climate modellers have included the fact that the sun is variable.
This will be interesting.

[Jen]

:) Yes this could get very interesting :)

[astroron]

I see the climate change sceptic's jumping at any little thing to add to their doubt about climate change:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes :