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R = (10*G + S)*K
The sunspot number is calculated using the simple equation: R = (10*G + S)*K
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How do you calculate the number of sunspots in a group?
K = a scaling number to compensate for variables (see text). So, in the end, to calculate the sunspot number you’d count the number of sunspot groups and multiply that number by 10. You then add the result to the number of individual sunspots in all groups, and finally multiply that result by K.

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How do you calculate the number of sunspots in a group?
How many sunspots will I see?
NOAA suggests that if you divide the sunspot number by 15 you will get a number that represents the number of sunspots you’d see by projecting the image of the Sun onto a white screen. Today (9/15/16), the sunspot number is 14, so you’d expect to see one via eyepiece projection.

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:How many sunspots will I see?
What does the R mean in the sunspot numbers?
where R is the sunspot number; g is the number of sunspot groups on the solar disk; s is the total number of individual spots in all the groups; and k is a variable scaling factor (usually <1) that accounts for observing conditions and the type of telescope (binoculars, space telescopes, etc.).

SpaceWeather.com: The Sunspot Number
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:What does the R mean in the sunspot numbers?
Are sunspot counts a reliable measure of solar activity?
Since reasonably reliable records of sunspot counts extend back to the early 1700s, long before other measures of solar activity could be observed, sunspot counts serve as a valuable, relatively long-term indicator of solar activity.

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How is sunspot number calculated? – Short-Fact
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21.10.2020 · If sunspots are active, more solar flares will result creating an increase in geomagnetic storm activity for Earth. Therefore during sunspot maximums, the Earth will see …
How Astronomers Count Sunspots - Sky & Telescope
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15.02.2016 · sunspot number = k ( 10 G + s ), where G is the number of groups, s is the number of individual spots (all of them, including the ones in groups), …



Who is responsible for the sunspot number?

What’s the Sunspot Number? | The Astronomical League
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19.09.2016 · As with many things in science, it’s not that simple. The sunspot number is calculated using the simple equation: R = (10*G + S)*K. Where: R = the sunspot number. G = the number of sunspot groups observed. S = the …
The Sunspot Cycle | Center for Science Education
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/sun-space-weather/sunspot-cycle

Sunspots are indicators of disturbances in the Sun\'s magnetic field, which can generate energetic solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Since reasonably reliable …
Sunspot Numerology | Science Mission Directorate - NASA
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As a rule of thumb, if you divide either of the official sunspot numbers by 15, you\'ll get the approximate number of individual sunspots visible on the solar disk if you look at the Sun by projecting its image on a paper plate with a small telescope.
How to count sunspots? | aavso
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28.10.2014 · 5 independant sunspots = 5 groups (50) + 5 sunspots (5)= 55. 2 groups containing a total of 5 sunspots=2 groups(20) + 5 (5) sunspots.= 25. Wolf: 80.. regards. …
Sunspot Surface Calculation (Case Study on solving
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01.09.2014 · Calculating the area of a sunspot (group). So let\'s start counting the \"dirty\" pixels inside a drawn rectangle and see how many pixels we have inside the circle (= the solar surface) and we have it! Yeah! Wait, ...
SpaceWeather.com: The Sunspot Number
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R = k (10 g + s ), where R is the sunspot number; g is the number of sunspot groups on the solar disk; s is the total number of individual spots in all the groups; and k is a variable scaling factor (usually <1) that accounts for observing …
A digital method to calculate the true areas of sunspot …
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08.05.2014 · The method. The first step to measure the sunspot areas in digital environment is to mark the sunspot areas on the solar disk image. Initially, disk images are transformed to …
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18.11.2020 · At the start of solar Cycle 25, only the strongest sunspots will be created. However, solar Cycle 25 will increase in strength from August 2020 . . The sunspots can appear
 

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