Well, folks, lots and lots of people around the Planet are waiting for El Sol to wake up and get busy with the next Sun Spot Cycle. It's a big deal with Sun Watchers. be sure to check the Spaceweather link at left. Meanwhile, some guy in Swansea, Wales, sent this pic of Group 1008 off to the Doctor who runs the joint. Here's part of the commentary:
"The sun is waking up and winking at us today," says Wainwright.
The "smile" is a filament of plasma connecting the two magnetic poles of sunspot 1008. Magnetograms of the active region reveal a N-S polarity characteristic of Solar Cycle 24: this is a new-cycle sunspot. The appearance of 1008 continues a recent trend of increasing new-cycle sunspot counts, which began in Oct. 2008. Solar activity is on the rise; if you have a solar telescope, take a look!
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