Sunspots And Solar Activity-New Solar Cycle Begins

"On January 4, 2008, a reversed-polarity sunspot appeared—and this signals the start of Solar Cycle 24," says David Hathaway of the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Solar activity waxes and wanes in 11-year cycles. Lately, we've been experiencing the low ebb, "very few flares, sunspots, or activity of any kind," says Hathaway. "Solar minimum is upon us." Go here--- http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/10jan_solarcycle24.htm?list863787 Thanks Linda