with the ECON news Paul is searching for RAPTURE coverage.
THE CAUSE OF IT ALL: (unless you think the earth is flat)
Space Weather News for Sept. 22, 2008
http://spaceweather.com/
NEW SUNSPOT: For the first time in months, a significant sunspot is emerging on the sun. It is a fast-growing active region with two dark cores, each larger than Earth. The magnetic polarity of the sunspot identifies it as a member of new Sunspot Cycle 24. Because the year 2008 has brought so many blank suns, some observers have wondered if we are ever going to climb out of the ongoing deep solar minimum. Today's new sunspot is an encouraging sign that the 11-year solar cycle is indeed progressing, albeit slowly. Visit http://spaceweather.com/ for sunspot photos and updates.
credit:
Pete Lawrence
Image taken: Sep. 22, 2008
Location: Selsey, West Sussex, UK
Details: Like a breath of fresh plasma, there's an emerging sunspot group on the Sun. This ends a very low period of activity on the solar surface and as it's a cycle 24 spot group is very exciting indeed. Seeing conditions weren't brilliant this morning but, to be honest, I don't care because there's a sunspot group to look at!!
