The sun is blank - no sunspots. Nearly 20 days have passed since the last sunspot activity.

The number of spotless days for the current solar minimum is entering record territory. This is interesting as there appears to be a correlation between sunspots and climate here on Earth. Low sunspot activity seems to link with cooling of Earth’s atmosphere.

Here is a very interesting article on the current minimum and how it is unusual: Sunspot Lapse Exceeds 95% of Normal

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