[Azham] Fw: Weekend Aurora Watch, plus Two Big Sunspots

Taliesin MacAran [email protected]
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:55:42 -0700 (US Mountain Standard Time)


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From: SpaceWeather com=0D
Date: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:56:50=0D
To: SpaceWeather com=0D
Subject: Weekend Aurora Watch, plus Two Big Sunspots=0D
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Space Weather News for July 19, 2002=0D
http://www.spaceweather.com=0D
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Another coronal mass ejection is heading for Earth. It was hurled into=0D
space Thursday, July 18th, by an explosion near the huge sunspot 30. The=0D
expanding cloud could trigger geomagnetic activity when it sweeps past ou=
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planet. Sky watchers--especially those at high latitudes--should be alert=
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for possible auroras after nightfall on Friday and Saturday.=0D
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Meanwhile, sunspot 30 remains impressive. It stretches 15 Earth diameters=
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from end to end. A second spot (active region 36) has grown nearly as=0D
large in recent days. You can see both--but NEVER STARE DIRECTLY AT THE=0D
SUN. Visit spaceweather.com for safe solar observing tips.=0D
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