Bingo! not so…..
Group 11009 has shown on the Sun. It looks like the SSN may be as high as 23 by the end of the day, if that second group right behind gets counted (or keeps growing). The only downside is a big Coronal Hole straight on axis at Earth, which may put a damper on things.
P.S. On 2009-01-10 Venus should be aligned between STEREO Behind and the Sun. I don’t know if this eclipse event will be well enough aligned to witness, but it’ll be interesting to monitor the images and see…..
P.P.S. Doesn’t look like the group will warrant being called a spot, except on SoHO MDI (where it has all day). After that, for the next 3 days, minimum, there’s nothing lurking around the corner or looking like it will develop. Back to nil points (for you EuroVision Song Contest fans!).