[SEDXC] SMALL BUT IT'S A START

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SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN #08 - 1
2008 January 04 at 06:05 p.m. MST (2008 January 05 0105 UTC)

**** FIRST SOLAR CYCLE 24 POLARITY SUNSPOT OBSERVED ****

  The first sunspot region with Solar Cycle 24 polarity was numbered by the 
Space Weather Prediction Center on January 4 at 2000 UTC (3:00 P.M. EST). 
The sunspot region was officially numbered as 10981.

  This does not mean the new cycle has officially started; however, this is 
a clear sign Solar Cycle 24 is within sight. Sunspots are tracked because 
they indicate the level of space weather activity we expect. Solar activity 
is forecast to reach a peak in 2011 or 2012.