There seem to be unusually many aurora reports at this time - is the sun being more active, or is it just easier to pick up reports on the web?
I've been watching solar activity for years and feel you may be right, but it is cyclical of course. And impressions change with age! I feel the same about the frequency of volcanic eruptions. 🙄😁
An "official line" on Solar activity is:
"We are now in Solar Cycle 25 with peak sunspot activity expected in 2025, the panel said. Solar Cycle 24 was average in length, at 11 years, and had the 4th-smallest intensity since regular record keeping began with Solar Cycle 1 in 1755."
https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle Sky and Telescope says:"A new forecast suggests that sunspot numbers, aurorae, and other solar activity will peak sooner and at a higher level than expected."
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/new-forecast-resets-solar-cycle-expectations/
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830