Solar cycle 6
| Solar cycle 6 | |
|---|---|
| Sunspot Data | |
| Start date | December 1810 |
| End date | May 1823 |
| Duration (years) | 12.4 |
| Max count | 48.7 |
| Max count month | May 1816 |
| Min count | 0.1 |
| Cycle chronology | |
| Previous cycle | Solar cycle 5 (1798-1810) |
| Next cycle | Solar cycle 7 (1823-1833) |
The Dalton minimum in the 400-year history of sunspot numbers, showing the low peaks for solar cycles 5 and 6.
Solar cycle 6 was the sixth solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began.[1][2] The solar cycle lasted 12.4 years, beginning in December 1810 and ending in May 1823 (thus falling within the Dalton Minimum). The maximum smoothed sunspot number (monthly number of sunspots averaged over a twelve-month period) observed during the solar cycle was 48.7, in May 1816 (the lowest of any cycle to date, as a result of being part of the Dalton Minimum), and the minimum was 0.1.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Kane, R.P. (2002). "Some Implications Using the Group Sunspot Number Reconstruction". Solar Physics 205(2), 383-401.
- ↑ "The Sun: Did You Say the Sun Has Spots?". Space Today Online. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ↑ SIDC Monthly Smoothed Sunspot Number. ""
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