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NOVEMBER 2003 PAGE 1
The Night Sky Astronomy Club of Akron
The Night Sky Astronomy Club of Akron
Akron, OH USA
HTTP://WWW.ACAOH.ORG
November 21
8:00 PM
Our very own, Glen
Cameron will talk
about how he acquired
and processed
his amazing astronomical
images.
By Gregg Crenshaw
As I compose this article
I received a message that the Sun
had done it again. Many of you
may have seen the surprising
auroral activity October 29, 30,
(and 31?) from the X17.2 and
X17.4 flares from giant active
solar region 10486. At that time
these flares ranked as the third
and fourth strongest flares ever
recorded since record of these
events began to be kept in the
late 1970’s., the largest being
X20s on 02/02/01 and 06/08/89.
The Sun had more surprises!
On Tuesday, November 4
at 2:47 PM EST active solar region
10486 spawned what scientists
are calling the largest solar
flare ever recorded. Luckily this
flare, estimated as an X28, took
place as this active region neared
the solar limb. Otherwise who
knows what kind of disruption to
wireless communications may
have taken place. Of course our
cell phones…