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Title: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: K1DEU on September 22, 2008, 08:53:48 PM American NASA to discuss data from the joint NASA and European Space
Agency Ulysses mission that reveals the sun's solar wind is at a 50-year low. The sun's current state could result in changing conditions in the solar system. It appears some worldly scientists know extreme planet changes are imminent !!! Regards John http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/sep/HQ_M08176_Ulysses_teleconference.html Finally a new Sunspot forming ! http://spaceweather.com/ Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: W3RSW on September 26, 2008, 06:27:44 PM Brian, very cool call sign.
Hope you have an HRO. big iron, and so cool looking. Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: ka3zlr on September 26, 2008, 07:28:33 PM Speaking of NASA I see they have two shuttles out for launch, they're worried about the first one having problems, an got the next one ready for a rescue launch....suup with that...
Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: W3RSW on September 27, 2008, 02:24:45 PM Brian, FB on your HRO'a. Hope you get your stuff up and running.
Re the Shuttles; I do know that NASA wants the last Hubble repair mission to succeed. Making sure there are no snafus. Guess the second shuttle is for that rather than for rescue but don't know for sure. About the sun. Here's today's white light (still the traditional count) pix. regardless of what's seen in Ha., K, or magnetograms, etc. This has been the longest period, over a month, since the 1500's with zero spot count. Dumm, dum, dum, dummmmm. Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: W3SLK on September 27, 2008, 03:30:42 PM The reason for both shuttles is that because the Hubble is in a higher orbit than the ISS, and that there is a lot of space 'debris' in that orbit, there is a risk of damage to the orbiter. If in fact something happens to the orbiter the other shuttle can be sent up with in a matter of 3 days for a rescue mission. This isn't the first time they had two space craft on the pad.
Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: K3ZS on September 27, 2008, 04:46:22 PM They also don't have the space station to go to while waiting for a rescue.
Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: W3RSW on October 01, 2008, 12:20:29 PM And still nothing today. :-\
Title: Re: Our Sun; no Sunspots, no solar Wind--Conference 23 Sept 12:30 p.m. EDT Post by: k4kyv on October 01, 2008, 09:33:27 PM Something must have shown up yesterday, but in to-day's bulletin, AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
Quote Yesterday's "proto-sunspots" have faded away leaving the sun blank. http://www.spaceweather.com/ But according to this (http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpmenu/forecasts/SRS.html), nothing. |