Exactly right, Jeff! One of these days, I'll learn to get my mouth around, "Heliosiesmic holography" when describing GONG. (seems unlikely...) Steve and Rosie Dodder sdodder@xxxxxxxxxxx Visit my web site at http://www.stargazing.net/Astroman >From: Jeffmight@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: 486 488 501 >Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:02:02 EST > >Spaceweather uses "heliosiesmic holography" to track sunspots on the >farside >of the sun. I would like to learn more of how this process works. Just the >name implies the huge effects sunspots have on the sun. > As to the designation of sunspots I think just numbering them is a >little >unimaginative. I think they should be given names of rock stars "Sunspot >Hendrix" "Sunspot Jagger" etc. I mean as many sunspot groups that appear at >any >one time it couldn't be that tough to give them interesting names. > My 2 cents Jeff Vandecar > >-- >See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >send personal replies to the author, not the list. > _________________________________________________________________ Share holiday photos without swamping your Inbox. Get MSN Extra Storage now! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.