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The Solar Cycle

The Sun has a heartbeat. The number of Sunspots varies. However, it is not a random variation; it shows an 11 year periodicity.
tex2html_wrap_inline25 Data for 11 year solar cycle.
The reason for this 11 year heartbeat is not understood. We are heading into "Solar Max" next year.
tex2html_wrap_inline25 Projections for next year's sunspots.
We can expect an increase in the number of Auroras (Northern Lights) this year and next.


Steve Spangler
Mon Aug 30 10:36:09 CDT 1999