Astronomers see star enter a ‘Maunder Minimum’ for the first time
Physics World
APRIL 5, 2022
The Maunder Minimum “was as though the Sun’s magnetic cycle mostly turned off for a period of about 70 years, then turned on again,” says Ricky Egeland of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, who was not involved in the Baum study. Rotational reasons. Further monitoring to try to catch HD 166620 returning to activity will now take place.
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