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The Sunspot Cycle Explained

Posted by michael on from the blister-on-the-sun dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After the recent spate of auroras visible as far south as Florida and Greece, and radio amateurs having lots of fun bouncing their signals off the auroral curtain, maybe some explanation was needed. It has been known for a while that the peak of solar activity trail trails the sunspot cycle peak by a couple of years, but this BBC article appears to explain why. As you may expect most of the data came from the SOHO satellite and the theory has been put together by some scientists using what appears to be data mining."

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  1. Shrub and the Corporate Hegemony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The sunspot cycle, along with all other environmental problems, is caused by G.W.Bushie and his polluting corporate masters.

  2. Fuck you, Sand niggers by Ariel+Sharon · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    We'll fucking wipe you niggers and nigger-loving lefty cocksuckers out. Fuck you.