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To Understand The Solar Cycle, Notice How The Sun Sleeps

To Understand The Solar Cycle, Notice How The Sun Sleeps
By Brian Koberlein (https://ift.tt/BgM4VKi)

Images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). Credit: NASA/SDO

Astronomer Sandra Chapman has found a connection between the quiet period of one solar cycle and the active period of the next. Her data shows how a critical cutoff point is the key, but the real test will be the solar maximum of Cycle 26 in the 2030s.



September 18, 2026 at 08:59PM
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