The Sun is getting dimmer

Alarming story in the Indie on Sunday (taken from a paper in Science)
says the Sun has dimmed by about 10 percent in 50 years.

Nobody knows why. Soot in the atmosphere? Trouble on the Sun: beta
particles want equality with alphas? Hydrogen wants to be given equal
weight with Helium?

Just hope it lasts to the afternoon of June 8th.

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Martin Frey wrote:
Alarming story in the Indie on Sunday (taken from a paper in Science)
says the Sun has dimmed by about 10 percent in 50 years.

Couldn't find it on their online version -- is it something to do with
this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3756751.stm

Best,
Stephen

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Martin Frey wrote:
Alarming story in the Indie on Sunday (taken from a paper in Science)
says the Sun has dimmed by about 10 percent in 50 years.

Couldn't find it on their online version -- is it something to do with
this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3756751.stm

Best,
Stephen

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Yes, same story. The Indie version is he-

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=526358

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In article , Stephen Tonkin news05footfro
writes

Couldn't find it on their online version
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It's he

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=526358

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In article , Paul Evans
writes

Yes, same story. The Indie version is he-

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=526358


The Independent appear to have put their own interpretation on the
story. The original press release is he

http://www.njit.edu/publicinfo/press...elease_505.php

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David Entwistle

"Stephen Tonkin" wrote in message
...
Martin Frey wrote:
Alarming story in the Indie on Sunday (taken from a paper in Science)
says the Sun has dimmed by about 10 percent in 50 years.

Couldn't find it on their online version -- is it something to do with
this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3756751.stm

Best,
Stephen

A longer article from the Guardian last December related to measurements of
evaporation rates and also of heating of blackened metal plates
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/featu...108853,00.html


The Independent's article refers to an article in 'Science' which is
outlined here
http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article2807.html

"David Entwistle" wrote in message
...
In article , Paul Evans
writes

Yes, same story. The Indie version is he-

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=526358


The Independent appear to have put their own interpretation on the
story. The original press release is he

http://www.njit.edu/publicinfo/press...elease_505.php

--
David Entwistle


That's a bit naughty of them! It makes the rest of their reporting a little
suspect.

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Martin Frey wrote:
Alarming story in the Indie on Sunday (taken from a paper in Science)
says the Sun has dimmed by about 10 percent in 50 years.

Nobody knows why. Soot in the atmosphere? Trouble on the Sun: beta
particles want equality with alphas? Hydrogen wants to be given equal
weight with Helium?

Just hope it lasts to the afternoon of June 8th.

Oh for goodness sake Marty, keep up!

Discussed at length on uk.sci.weather a fortnight or so ago.
See thread 'Sunshine study finds world's darkened since '50s'

Regards
Chef!