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Re: [at-l] Fw: [GO-chat] Auroral Activity Update
- Subject: Re: [at-l] Fw: [GO-chat] Auroral Activity Update
- From: "Ryan K. Brooks" <ryan@inc.net>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 13:37:31 -0500
- Cc: at-l@backcountry.net
- Organization: Time Warner Telecom, Inc.
It has an impact on satellites, power systems and other things here (and around)
Earth.
-R
Jennifer Sawyer wrote:
> More on the Auroral Activity.
>
> PS -- anyone know why this is an "alert"? They make it sound like giant
> meteors are going to be crashing into my bedroom. Should I be hiding in the
> basement???? ;)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gmeehan@cfa.harvard.edu>
> To: <gonewengland-chat@egroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 10:39 AM
> Subject: [GO-chat] Auroral Activity Update
>
> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > * DISTURBANCE ARRIVAL ALERT *
> > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> >
> > 09:05 UTC, 08 June, 2000
> >
> > The anticipated coronal mass ejection associated with the class
> > X2.3/3B solar flare of 06 June impacted the ACE spacecraft at 08:42
> > UTC. This is several hours earlier than anticipated and suggests a
> > higher overall velocity. Solar wind measurements currently show solar
> > wind speeds in excess of 750 km/sec and erratic but strongly southward
> > magnetic fields that would be favorable for the production of
> > significant geomagnetic and auroral storming.
> >
> > It is still too early to determine whether the core of the
> > disturbance will contain correctly oriented magnetic fields, although
> > it appears likely that there will be periods of strong and potentially
> > extended southwardly directed magnetic fields that would be very
> > favorable for the production of strong geomagnetic storming.
> >
> > More will be known over the coming hours as the Earth begins to
> > penetrate deeper into the disturbance.
> >
> >
> > ** End of Alert **
> >
> >
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