There are no visible sunspots on the most current solar image; courtesy NASA/SDO, spaceweather.com
Overview
The sun has gone completely blank. This may not last too long, but at least for now, there are no visible sunspots – a sure sign of an approaching solar minimum - and this is the first spotless day on the sun since 2014. In fact, there has been only one spotless day on the sun since 2011 – until today that is. The current solar cycle is the 24th since 1755 when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. Solar cycle number 24 is the weakest solar cycle in more than a century with the fewest sunspots since cycle 14 peaked in February 1906.
mo real sciency stuff
3:00 PM | *The sun has gone completely blank* — Vencore Weather
