The number of sunspots on the Sun's surface rises and falls between a maximum and a minimum over an 11-year cycle - the sunspot cycle. At solar maximum there may be as many as 200 spots on the Sun's surface whereas at solar minimum there may be none at all - the next sunspot maximum is predicted to take place in 2012
Mayan Prediction:
According to the Mayans the present era began 13th August 3114 BC and ends on 21st December 2012 AD.
The Mayan start date of our era is similar to the start date for the Egyptian civilisation, according to modern archaeologists.
2006-12-13 08:46:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I don't know anything about the sunspot theory, but you did get the Mayan dates right...kind of. The era doesn't "end" on that day, the 13th Baktun (a time of significance) begins.
2006-12-14 14:30:34 · answer #1 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where as I am a believer in the Mayan "End of Times", Its been determined the the calender just starts over, it doesn't actually mark the End of times. You gotta believe in something. As to The Sunspots, Ive got no clue. It would make sense that they would be connected, as the Mayans were every adept at Astronomy, and possibly use this information accordingly in the calender predictions.
2006-12-13 16:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by new81complex 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doest not have any validity
2006-12-13 16:53:39 · answer #3 · answered by TheGodfather 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋