As the Sun Turns: Solar Minimums and Maximums

[Maria]

Solar physicists around the world today are wondering: has the Sun fallen silent? In 2013, the Sun began the peak phase of its 11-year sun spot cycle called the Solar Maximum when sun spot production should be at its highest. However, the lack of sun spot activity has left solar physicists startled.

Cold snap.

Very interesting video.

I have wondered about the moderate to high proton stream that is documented from NOAA data a few weeks ago. The duration of that huge proton stream does not correspond to the CME data from the sun. Instead, it appears to be coming from our galaxy. There are other times when the proton stream has absolutely no explanation with no CME and no X-flare to account for its presence. Yet, this proton stream does penetrate the earth to its core and could be warming the earth's core or causing instability.

Oh, below is another beautiful aurora from Norway taken by Frank Olsen Photography and displayed at www.spaceweather.com

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That's an interesting observation, I'll get back to that.

Here is another video I found that you might like:

In a response to Stephen Hawking’s recent paper on the non-existence of black holes, LPP Chief Scientist Eric Lerner explains in this video how Einstein proved in 1939 that his general relativity theory proved black holes do NOT exist. The myth that relativity predicted black holes arose in the 1960's after Einstein's death. It originated among researchers studying quasars, vast explosions in space. Lerner’s research on how electromagnetic forces could explain much about quasars used the plasmoids produced in the dense plasma focus device as a model of the quasar process. This study in the 1980’s laid the theoretical foundations for LPP’s Focus Fusion research.

http://www.lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.c ... &Itemid=90

[Maria]

This image of an aurora reminds me of my brother's marble collection.

Check out the gallery at http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... d_id=93879

[Maria]

Omega Sun with two huge sunspots, 1967 and 1968, that could unleash X-flares on Feb. 7.

For more information: www.spaceweather.com

[Maria]

This is not a normal proton background on this global plot. The dynamic plot shows the North Pole area turning a darker red color so this proton flux is heating the core of the earth.

Note that normally the colors at both poles are black.

On this plot, the South Pole is displayed in red, while the North Pole is a shade of green with a reddish shade in the center.
This shows that energy is traveling through the poles.

[Maria]

Huge Active Region AR1944, renamed AR1967, has returned a third time. If you look to the left, it is just emerging with two huge holes.

[Maria]

We just had the biggest X-flare of the year.

X4.9 at 4:49 PM PST on Feb. 24, 2014
0049 UT February 25, 2014.

Look at the chart below: