This is well below the average number of sunspots which typically ranges from 140 to 220 sunspots per solar cycle.
Solar cycle 25 prediction panel.
A peak in july 2025 8 months with a smoothed sunspot number ssn of 115.
The noaa nasa co chaired international panel to forecast solar cycle 25 released their latest forecast for solar cycle 25.
Because our sun is so variable it can take months after the fact to declare this event.
This confirms predictions made by the solar cycle 25 prediction panel an international panel of experts organized by nasa and noaa national oceanic and atmospheric administration in march last.
Solar cycle 25 prediction panel experts said solar cycle 25 may have a slow start but is anticipated to peak with solar maximum occurring between 2023 and 2026 and a sunspot range of 95 to 130.
September 15 2020 the solar minimum between solar cycle 24 and 25 the period when the sun is least active happened in december 2019 when the 13 month smoothed sunspot number fell to 1 8 according to the solar cycle 25 prediction panel co chaired by noaa and nasa.
The solar cycle 25 prediction panel an international group of experts co sponsored by nasa and noaa announced that solar minimum occurred in december 2019 marking the start of a new solar cycle.