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Sunspots Continue Their Vanishing Act

By Doug Peters
July 22, 2010 Updated Dec 2, 2009 at 11:34 PM EDT

Sunspots continue to be elusive in 2009. As a matter of fact the sun has been blank 75% of the time. Unless we see a super outbreak of sunspots, this year will be the lowest total so far in this solar cycle. This has thus far been the deepest solar minimum in a century! The next maximum is expected in 2013.

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