[CQ-Contest] Sunspots

[Guy Molinari]

Tom,
   A sunspot number of 12 correlates to only 2 small sunspots.   This is due to a technicality in how sunspots are "grouped" when they are counted.   
 
73 - Guy, N7ZG



> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:52:07 -0700> From: w7why at verizon.net> To: cq-contest at contesting.com> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Sunspots> > I just got these numbers from the NOAA website. Does it mean that we went> from 0 sunspots to 12 in 2 days? If so, WOW! 73> Tom W7WHY> > > "NOAA (American) Sunspot Number> This number is reported daily around 0225Z and reports> the number of sunspots observed in the previous 24 hour period> > The NOAA Sunspot number for 15-Apr-2008 was: 12> > > Most recent five days (oldest first): 0 0 0 0 11"> > > > > > > _______________________________________________> CQ-Contest mailing list> CQ-Contest at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
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