While I don't deny that this sun spot is big, I don't agree that it is in fact "the biggest ever"
"On April 8, 1947, the largest sunspot in modern history reached its maximum size of over 330 times Earth's area"
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sunearthday.nasa.gov...
I'm also having trouble believing it to be called the 1024, as was said above regarding it being found on the
SOHO site. Not because, it doesn't exist but because, I have been unable to find the size for the 1024 comparable to the article above. It's said
this sunspot is 60- 80 times larger than the earth??? SOHO clearly says on several pages that the biggest sunspot, or sunspot group ever to be seen by
the spacecraft was only 12 - 13 X the size of earth. If this is true what it the actual size of the 1024.
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...
spaceweather.com...
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...
I understand it's said to be growing then I've also read it's subsiding... which is it?
spaceweather.com...
I do agree what ever has caused the stir over this sunspot be it in light of the recent crop circle or not it had me pondering...
here's a link to the crop circle
www.examiner.com...
ALTHOUGH... this is interesting and I direct this strait to you questioningall, I too get a thrill out of the idea of crop circles and predictions,
but if something was to happen, it would have happened and been of significant amount. I don't think what has transpired on the 6Th and 7Th is
anywhere near that significant, or what your crop circle was supposed to be predicting.
Here is an official report for 6-6-09
"Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 157 Issued at 2200Z on 06 Jun 2009
IA. Analysis of Solar
Active Regions and Activity from 05/2100Z
to 06/2100Z: Solar activity was very low. There was one B-class
flare during the past 24 hours. Region 1019 (N24W36) has decayed to
spotless plage. Consequently the solar disk is now void of spots.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very
low."
www.spaceref.com...
and here is today's...
"Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 158 Issued at 2200Z on 07 Jun 2009
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 06/2100Z
to 07/2100Z: Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed
during the past 24 hours. The visible solar disk remains spotless.
IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very
low."
www.spaceref.com...
...oh, and the solar storms were very low on the fifth.
As much as I too would love to believe that crop circle was a prediction, I think those guys were a little off. I think some times we want something
to happen so bad we really tend to miss the facts. The flare happen yesterday, there hasn't been any storms yet today, for your sake I hope something
does happen. I personally think it would be awesome. But, I think this particular thread can be very misleading as you have titled it, "Largest Sun
Spot EVER found Today 7/7/09". As we now have clearing gotten off topic! It seems what your really interested in was the hopes of the crop circle
prediction being true. We could have a B- class flare at any time and now today because one crop circle goo roo says something is going to happen
today, everyone gets excited and starts to pay attention! REALLY? REALLY?
I too am having a really good laugh!
Either way, we're off topic.. Let's discuss the flare and leave the circle stuff to other
threads..
