Big solar flare

From: Allen Thomson (thomsona@flash.net)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 15:02:04 PDT

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    >Space Weather News for June 6, 2000
    
    >An intense "X-class" solar flare today was followed by a full-halo coronal
    >mass ejection.  Material from the leading edge of the disturbance is
    >expected to arrive on Thursday, June 8, with possible auroral displays to
    >follow.  For images and updates please visit http://www.spaceweather.com
    
    Wherein it sayeth: "A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from active
    region 9026 today at 1530 UT."
    
    Something like this happened during the previous solar maximum and caused
    considerable confusion in the satellite-tracking world.   Might be
    worthwhile to follow this one fairly closely.  The photons have already
    started to arrive and should have begun heating up/expanding  the upper
    atmosphere sixish hours ago.  More excitement to follow, one expects.
    
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