This just in from
SpaceWeather.com
X-FLARE: Big sunspot 564 unleashed an
X-class solar flare at 2:03 GMT on Feb. 26th. We don't know if the blast hurled a coronal mass ejection toward Earth, because SOHO coronagraph images are not yet available. Stay tuned for updates.
Scientists classify solar flares according to their x-ray brightness in the wavelength range 1 to 8 Angstroms. There are 3 categories:
X-class flares are big; they are major events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms.
833 posted on
02/26/2004 4:36:06 AM PST by
milkncookies
(The truth is always the strongest argument.)
To: milkncookies
"X-class solar flare at 2:03 GMT on Feb. 26th"
It was still the 25th here when it flared...that one goes in my shibbolith pile too. How soon do we know if communications will be zapped?
To: milkncookies
From your link:
The blast did not hurl a substantial coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth, so there will be no big geomagnetic storms as a result of this event.
1,039 posted on
02/26/2004 3:53:28 PM PST by
JustPiper
(The fly cannot be driven away by getting angry at it)
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