Three More Solar Flares

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 4, 2003 @05:15AM from the wear-a-hat-outside dept.

Evil Adrian writes "Space.com reports that the sun shot off three more solar flares on Monday. This is quite a historic period for solar activity." The article breaks down the recent flares, and what the effects have been. Update: 11/05 01:57 GMT by T : cyberMalex writes "Space.com is reporting the 10th in a string of major solar flares which have been errupting from the sun over the past two weeks. "This one saturated the X-ray detectors on the NOAA's GOES satellites that monitor the Sun. The jury is therefore out on the definitive classification of the flare." "Other scientists have indicated the flare may indeed be an X20 or stronger. Only one X20 event has been seen in recent years, and it was not Earth-directed and had little effect.""

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Guy Fawkes has got nothing on this baby ! by maharg · 2003-11-04 05:17 · Score: 0, Offtopic

bang !

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Re:Nothing really matters. by The+Other+White+Boy · 2003-11-04 05:17 · Score: 0, Offtopic

fire-ant torture? huh? i musta missed something, got any linkage?
Re:Biblical by Dutchmaan · 2003-11-04 05:40 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I wish I had my Revelations better memorized.

Why?
Re:Nothing really matters. by .nuno · 2003-11-04 05:48 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I, for one, never really missed the romans that much...

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Re:Nothing really matters. by Bob+McCown · 2003-11-04 06:10 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yea, what have the Roman's done for us anyway, besides the aqueduct?