SUNSPOTS BREAK A SPACE AGE RECORD

Above: The blank sun on Dec. 16, 2019. Credit: NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory

“Solar Minimum is becoming very deep indeed. Over the weekend, the sun set a Space Age record for spotlessness. So far in 2019, the sun has been without sunspots for more than 271 days, including the last 34 days in a row. Since the Space Age began, no other year has had this many blank suns. “

Source:https://spaceweather.com/

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