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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 03:05 PM Mar 2019

Solar storm: Evidence found of huge eruption from Sun

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47536271

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Solar storm: Evidence found of huge eruption from Sun (Original Post) shenmue Mar 2019 OP

One thing I haven't seen is a mention in archives. Igel Mar 2019 #1

Amazing image. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2019 #2

Igel

(35,356 posts)

1. One thing I haven't seen is a mention in archives.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 04:13 PM

Mar 2019

You'd expect something like that to push the auroras further from the poles, and that should be noticed and presumably recorded. The event in the 1850s had that effect and was recorded widely.

Judi Lynn

(160,623 posts)

2. Amazing image. Thank you. n/t

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 04:21 PM

Mar 2019

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