New Sun-Watching Instrument to Monitor Sunlight Fluctuations
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 15:07
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- During the Maunder Minimum, a period of diminished solar activity between 1645 and 1715, sunspots were rare on the face of the sun, sometimes disappearing entirely for months to years. At the same time, Earth experienced a bitter cold period known as the "Little Ice Age."