[time-nuts] Solar flare alert...not quite

[Said Jackson]

Looks like this flare was a non-event:

http://www.jackson-labs.com/images/gpsstat.htm



On Jul 14, 2012, at 7:49, "Alan Melia" <alan.melia at btinternet.com> wrote:

> It's not actually a flare.....that has been and gobe it a great bif glob of plasma, ejected by the same region. Spaceweather.com has a reputation for over-hyping these CME events. I could cause problems but there are a lot of conditions to be met before it is a disaster. Enjoy the aurora :-))
> 
> Alan
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sims" <holrum at hotmail.com>
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>> 
>> There was a blurb on the news tonight about a big honkin' solar flare that is due to arrive around 6:00 AM tomorrow morning.   It's supposed to be strong enough to produce auroras visible as far south as the Gulf of Mexico and to mess up GPS...
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