The sun is waiting for sunspot #11666 to form and be Earth directed to climax! | |
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SLIPPERY NIPPPS (OP) User ID: 31695723 United States 01/07/2013 05:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No idea, that's why I threw it out there, to let others think about it. Hope not! Last Edited by SLIPPERY NIPPPS on 01/07/2013 05:33 PM |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 31708753 Brazil 01/07/2013 05:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is no naming or numbering system for sunspots. There is a system for numbering active regions, however. An active region can contain one or more spots. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) numbers active regions consecutively as they are observed on the Sun. According to David Speich at NOAA, an active region must be observed by two observatories before it is given a number (a region may be numbered before its presence is confirmed by another observatory if a flare is observed to occur in it, however). The present numbering system started on January 5, 1972, and has been consecutive since then. An example of an active region "name" is "AR5128" (AR for Active Region) or "NOAA Region 5128". Since we only see active regions when they are on the side of the Sun facing the Earth, and the Sun rotates approximately once every 27 days (the equator rotates faster than the poles), the same active region may be seen more than once (if it lasts long enough). In this case the region will be given a new number. Hence, a long-lived active region may get several numbers. On June 14, 2002, active region number 10000 was reached. For practical, computational reasons, active region numbers continue to have only four digits. Therefore, the sequence of numbers is 9998, 9999, 0000, 0001, and so on. Active region number 10030, for example, is AR0030. This region will often simply be referred to as region number 30, with 10030 implied. [link to hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov] |
SLIPPERY NIPPPS (OP) User ID: 31695723 United States 01/07/2013 05:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is no naming or numbering system for sunspots. There is a system for numbering active regions, however. An active region can contain one or more spots. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) numbers active regions consecutively as they are observed on the Sun. According to David Speich at NOAA, an active region must be observed by two observatories before it is given a number (a region may be numbered before its presence is confirmed by another observatory if a flare is observed to occur in it, however). The present numbering system started on January 5, 1972, and has been consecutive since then. An example of an active region "name" is "AR5128" (AR for Active Region) or "NOAA Region 5128". Since we only see active regions when they are on the side of the Sun facing the Earth, and the Sun rotates approximately once every 27 days (the equator rotates faster than the poles), the same active region may be seen more than once (if it lasts long enough). In this case the region will be given a new number. Hence, a long-lived active region may get several numbers. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31708753 On June 14, 2002, active region number 10000 was reached. For practical, computational reasons, active region numbers continue to have only four digits. Therefore, the sequence of numbers is 9998, 9999, 0000, 0001, and so on. Active region number 10030, for example, is AR0030. This region will often simply be referred to as region number 30, with 10030 impl [link to hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov] Last Edited by SLIPPERY NIPPPS on 01/07/2013 05:39 PM |
Uncle Alyosha User ID: 31693835 United States 01/07/2013 05:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm putting my money on soon to be named 1654 - that moma is looking just a wee bit large on Solarham... You heard it here first. Best Wishes, Uncle Alyosha And here's a GLP-appropriate Bible verse (atheists may read, too): God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. - 1 Corinthians 1:27 |
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Uncle Alyosha User ID: 31693835 United States 01/07/2013 06:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yep, that's the one circled that I be talkin' 'bout... Hide your iphone...or better yet, flush it down the toilet -- it's the right thing to do... Best Wishes, Uncle Alyosha And here's a GLP-appropriate Bible verse (atheists may read, too): God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. - 1 Corinthians 1:27 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31714207 Brazil 01/07/2013 06:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There is no naming or numbering system for sunspots. There is a system for numbering active regions, however. An active region can contain one or more spots. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) numbers active regions consecutively as they are observed on the Sun. According to David Speich at NOAA, an active region must be observed by two observatories before it is given a number (a region may be numbered before its presence is confirmed by another observatory if a flare is observed to occur in it, however). The present numbering system started on January 5, 1972, and has been consecutive since then. An example of an active region "name" is "AR5128" (AR for Active Region) or "NOAA Region 5128". Since we only see active regions when they are on the side of the Sun facing the Earth, and the Sun rotates approximately once every 27 days (the equator rotates faster than the poles), the same active region may be seen more than once (if it lasts long enough). In this case the region will be given a new number. Hence, a long-lived active region may get several numbers. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31708753 On June 14, 2002, active region number 10000 was reached. For practical, computational reasons, active region numbers continue to have only four digits. Therefore, the sequence of numbers is 9998, 9999, 0000, 0001, and so on. Active region number 10030, for example, is AR0030. This region will often simply be referred to as region number 30, with 10030 implied. [link to hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov] The next AR 1666 is actually active region number 11666, since we have past 10000 in the year 2002... |
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