A STATISTICAL STUDY OF SUNSPOT CYCLES

The study of sunspots is very important as they are connected with other solar events like flares and coronal 
mass ejections (CMEs). A solar flare is a sudden release of energy from the sun, while a CME actually shoots 
hot plasma from the sun into space. The precise mechanisms that trigger flares and CMEs are not yet known, but
the bigger the group of sunspots, the more intense such solar weather tends to be. Flares and CMEs can send
enormousamounts of energy and charged particles hurtling into collision with the Earth's atmosphere, where they
can cause magnetic storms that disrupt or alter radio and cell phone communicationand can wreak havoc with
electrical grids. Smoothed sunspots number was examined during 1999 to 2017and the solar maximum was found 
during the years 2000 and 2014.The 23rd and 24th solar cycles were compared. The number ofsunspotsin 24th solar
cycle is very less as compared to those in 23rd solar cycle. Theimpact of the solar cycles is much more when it is
at its peak.