Jacques van Oene
October 31st 04, 08:03 PM
Space Weather News for Oct. 30, 2004
http://spaceweather.com
SOLAR FLARES: Solar activity increased sharply on Oct. 30th. The source
is fast-growing sunspot 691, which has unleashed several strong flares,
including a brief X-flare. Some of these explosions may have hurled
coronal mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth; if so, sky watchers at high
latitudes might see spooky auroras in the nights ahead.
HALLOWEEN: Believe it or not, Halloween has roots in astronomy: it's a
"cross-quarter" holiday approximately midway between an equinox and a
solstice. Get the details at http://www.spaceweather.com.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
http://spaceweather.com
SOLAR FLARES: Solar activity increased sharply on Oct. 30th. The source
is fast-growing sunspot 691, which has unleashed several strong flares,
including a brief X-flare. Some of these explosions may have hurled
coronal mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth; if so, sky watchers at high
latitudes might see spooky auroras in the nights ahead.
HALLOWEEN: Believe it or not, Halloween has roots in astronomy: it's a
"cross-quarter" holiday approximately midway between an equinox and a
solstice. Get the details at http://www.spaceweather.com.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info