Space weather.com is calling the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 based on the appearance of the second magnetically reversed high-latitude sunspot on 1-4-2008, the prior reversed sunspot having occurred on 12-11-2007: 12-14-2007 NASA press release http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/14dec_excitement.htm 1-5-08 Space Weather.com article and image http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?month=01&day=05&year=2008&view=view As of yet, there is no confirmation on the bodies charged with officially declaring sunspot cycles - the NOAA Solar Cycle 24 Prediction Consenus Panel. http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SolarCycle/SC24/Statement_01.html http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SolarCycle/SC24/index.html - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net