Solar Monitoring - New IPhone App

[Darren]

We've heard a lot recently about Iphone Apps which allow users to overlay ghosts onto images, creating a bit of pain for researchers as they receive such images for review. Here's one app however which may prove useful. It provides live information on the condition of the sun:

science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/17feb_3dsun.htm?list123320

[pjay]

I heard on the radio last week that we're coming off a time of relatively low incidence of solar activity.

[Darren]

Yes, there's been a long wait for the next solar cycle to begin, although it has seemed overdue scientists believe it recently commenced with an increased number of sunspots being visible.