[Nodxa] Equinox Sunspots

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Sent:  9/22/2009 10:12:46 A.M. Hawaiian Standard Time
Subj: Equinox  Sunspots


Space Weather News for Sept. 22,  2009
http://spaceweather.com

NEW SUNSPOTS: In a year when the sun  has been utterly blank 80% of the 
time, the sudden emergence of two large  sunspots in a single day is a 
noteworthy event. Today is such a day.   NASA satellites and amateur astronomers are 
monitoring a pair of growing  sunspots, both apparently members of 
long-overdue Solar Cycle 24.    The emergence of these active regions is not enough 
to end the deepest solar  minimum in nearly a hundred years, but they do 
represent a significant uptick  in solar activity.  Check 
http://spaceweather.com for images and  updates.

SEPT. EQUINOX:  Today, Sept. 22nd at 2118 UT (5:18 pm  EDT), the sun 
crosses the celestial equator. This event marks the beginning of  autumn in the 
northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. It's  also the 
beginning of aurora season around the poles. Happy  equinox!

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