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Last Post 3/4/2005 3:57 PM by  Isabel Hawkins
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3/4/2005 6:28 AM
    Sue C How many days can the sun go without sunspots?

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    3/4/2005 3:57 PM

    Dear Sue,

    The answer is, "it varies." But we know of a particularly long period of time with virtually no sunspot activity, called the Maunder Minimum. Between the years 1645 and 1715 there was a virtual absence of sunspots, causing extremely cold winters.

    Isabel Hawkins

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