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Here Come's The Sun
Space Weather News ^ | Nov. 2, 2003 | Space Weather News

Posted on 11/02/2003 5:58:12 PM PST by Barnacle

Another remarkable solar flare has erupted from giant sunspot 486--an X8-class blast at 1725 UT on Nov. 2nd. Because the sunspot is nearing the sun's western limb, this explosion was not aimed squarely at Earth. Even so, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading our way. Auroras could appear on Nov. 3rd or 4th when the fast-moving cloud delivers a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field. Visit spaceweather.com for more information and images.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: aurora; cme; signsandwonders; solarflare; solarflare2003; sunspot
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To: Barnacle
BTW Spaceweather.com said this could be the largest recorded. They will be updating. Here's the list so far but I think this one may be in a class all its own. They're running out of the alphabet... http://spaceweather.com/solarflares/topflares.html
http://www.spaceweather.com
61 posted on 11/04/2003 4:16:28 PM PST by Davea
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Rumor has it that CNN just said this event is unprecedented. I'll check to verify.
62 posted on 11/04/2003 4:55:00 PM PST by Davea
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Here's some info on thishttp://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/hotshots/2003_11_04/
63 posted on 11/04/2003 5:04:41 PM PST by Davea
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Thanks for the good links. I couldn't believe my eyes when I paid a random visit to the GOES site and saw the CME in progress.

Sunspot 486 has truly made astronomical history.
64 posted on 11/04/2003 7:41:59 PM PST by Barnacle (A Human Shield against the onslaught of Leftist tripe.)
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