HUGE Sun Spot Disturbance Friday Oct 24, 2003

Hi you guys!

Well...things just get weirder and weirder, don't they?

The following News was on CBC:

Big solar storm will hit Earth Friday
Last Updated Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:29:47
BOULDER, COLO. - A strong geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth on Friday. Scientists say it may knock out electrical grids and satellite communications.

A "sunspot cluster" said to be 10 times the size of Earth could damage satellites and power grids, as well as cable TV, pager and cellular telephone service.

Outside image of a sunspot (file photo) (see actual link for photo)

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Boulder, Colo., say it is one of the largest sunspot clusters in years.

Larry Combs, a forecaster at the federal Space Environment Center in Boulder, says the sunspot cluster released a chunk of the sun's outer atmosphere early Wednesday morning.

NASA's Goddard Space Center says the sunspot clusters produce a "coronal mass ejection" – an explosion of gas and charged particles from the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.

In 1997, television networks in the U.S. were affected when satellites used to beam programming to local stations were knocked out of service.

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Coincidence? I think not! (heehee - being alive right now is just tooooo much!)

The first link is a direct link to CBC news. (canada)
Second link is my other post about Electrical Disturbances/blackouts.

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http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/10/23/sun_spots031023
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