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As far as anyone can tell at present we are yet to emerge from cycle 23 and start cycle 24. There were some hints late last year with some spots switching polarity, but it seems that there have been no high latitude spots with reversed polarity at this stage. The reversal of polarity indicates the switch in magnitism and the change of the cycle. The current thinking is that next year cycle 24 will commence near mid year with it peaking at maximum around 2012. At present solar activity is really at a very low ebb. We will see some spots continue and some of older spots reimerge from the depths of the solar converyor belt.
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