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02/26/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Two new sunspot groups -- 1050 and 1051 -- appeared on February 23 and 24. We've now seen 38 continuous days with sunspots (including today); the last time there were no sunspots for two or more days in a row was back on November 23-December 8 when we saw
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02/19/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
We've now observed sunspots continuously for the past 30 days -- certainly a turnaround from the quiet conditions of the past few years. In fact, in 10 weeks, we have seen only three days with no sunspots: December 25, January 6 and January 19.
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02/12/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Increasing sunspot activity continues. A glance at the image from NASA's STEREO mission shows a string of active regions in the Sun's northern hemisphere, both visible and over the horizon on the far side.
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01/22/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
A steady stream of sunspot activity continues to dot the Sun. We had just one day with a daily sunspot number of 0 this week -- January 19 (Tuesday) when sunspot group 1040 moved over the horizon.
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01/15/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
The recent sunspot activity that we've been experiencing remains strong. The weekly averages of daily sunspot numbers that we've been reporting over the past six weeks were 1.9, 21.1, 31.4, 21.9, 14.6 -- and now 26.4.
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01/08/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Recent sunspot activity is increasing, and the numbers bear this out. The average daily sunspot number for 2009 was 5 and the average for 2008 was 4.7.
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