Tuesday
Sunspot Count Project
As you have learned in the solar lab the appearance of sunspots in the Suns photosphere are cyclic in nature. The average number of years for the cycle from minimum activity to minimum is 11.
Read the Solar Cycle 24 Update document to review what the Sun has been up to during the last year or so. You will embark on a semester-long sunspot count project to track and analyze the appearance of sunspots and groups.
You have already done three example sunspot counts in the exercise portion of the lab. We can review that procedure again if you like.