[FOTZeiss] Fw: Earth Dodges Spectacular Blast

[Glenn A. Walsh]

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--- On Thu, 2/24/11, SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com> wrote:

> From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Subject: Earth Dodges Spectacular Blast
> To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 12:58 PM
> Space Weather News for Feb. 24, 2011
> http://spaceweather.com
> 
> SPECTACULAR BLAST: A massive cloud of  plasma exploded
> over the eastern limb of the sun this morning (Feb. 24th
> around 0730 UT), heralding the approach of a new active
> region.  The spectacular blast, which produced strong
> radio emissions, a coronal mass ejection, and an M3-class
> solar flare, was not Earth-directed. Future eruptions could
> be, however, as the sun's rotation turns the blast site
> toward our planet in the days ahead.  Check http://spaceweather.com for images and movies.
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