[NZ4O Spaceweather] New Solar Cycle 24 Sunspot Group

[Thomas F. Giella NZ4O]

Posted Friday November 20, 2009 at http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm

Yesterday evening another new solar cycle 24 sunspot group emerged in the NE 
quadrant of the Sun in between sunspot group #11032 and #11033. If numbered 
by NOAA/SWPC it will be #11034 and SIDC Belgium Catania #32.

The NOAA/SWPC sunspot number is 30 (tied for the highest so far for solar 
cycle 24) and the SIDC Belgium sunspot number is 26. The solar flux index 
(SFI) is 78.0.

The new sunspot groups could push the SFI above 80 in coming days. This 
would raise the maximum usable frequency (MUF) of the F layer high enough to 
improve propagation conditions on 20, 17 and 15 meters.

Solar cycle 24 continues to ramp up this month. As Paul McCartney once sang, 
"Coming up".

73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o at arrl.net
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