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From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Large solar storm will hit Earth Friday or Saturday
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:12:46
At 08:28 AM 10/24/03 -0400, Bob Denton wrote:
> Typically a solar storm will break up the ionosphere, interrupting global
>communications that rely on the reflection, back to earth, of radio signals.

 Yeah, but keep your eyes open for aurora borealis (and australus)
tonight!! If it's that big it could be a great one!

--- Wes
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From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_muddypuppies.com>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Large solar storm will hit Earth Friday or Saturday
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:53:52 -0700 (PDT)
>  Yeah, but keep your eyes open for aurora borealis (and australus)
> tonight!! If it's that big it could be a great one!
> 
> --- Wes

I heard that.  I also saw some internet talk about being able to
see it as far south as Texas.  Nothing official, though.

jackie
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