RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] lets talk about solar flares.

[Jason Youngquist <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I'm actually quite worried for the astronauts up there.  There's some 
major solar flare activity, and a major meteor shower which is supposed 
to start when the astronauts are coming home.

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2005/08/01/features/science/b169fa531f86218d8725704f0020f9e5.txt

--Jason


On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Spurling, Shannon wrote:

> Well, if it hits the space shuttle/station while they are up there,
> aren't they going to develop strange super human abilities? :-)
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> donno much about solar flares, but apparently the sun just release a
> big solar flare..."792".  Luckily, the earth doesn't appear to be in its
>
> path, but one might wonder what would happen if a big solar flare is
> emitted and the earth happens to be in its path.
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> http://www.spaceweather.com/
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> Sunspot 792 is an X-class flare....x-class flares "are major
> events that can trigger planet-wide radio blackouts and long-lasting
> radiation storms"
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> discuss.
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> --Jason
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