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Title: Hello Solar Cycle 25
Post by: Beerus Maximus on September 15, 2020, 2316 UTC

September 15, 2020

For the past eight months, activity on the sun has steadily increased, indicating we transitioned to Solar Cycle 25. Solar Cycle 25 is forecast to be a fairly weak cycle, the same strength as cycle 24. Solar maximum is expected in July 2025, with a peak of 115 sunspots.

https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle

Title: Re: Hello Solar Cycle 25
Post by: AlanC on September 17, 2020, 1335 UTC

Good news. Looking forward to some improvement in propagation!

Best wishes
Alan

Title: Re: Hello Solar Cycle 25
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on September 17, 2020, 1342 UTC

Since they tend to over-do the solar cycle forecasts, I would not be surprised if Cycle 25 turns out to be weaker than Cycle 24.

Oh well, we'll still have the MW and LW bands  ;D