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Maybe SOL is gonna NOVA...

Started by imgary, 10/27/2003 06:17PM
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Posted 10/27/2003 06:17PM Opening Post
Gary Davis
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Its a must see. Get out your scope and have a look, its the best I have ever seen. Huge, in your face sunspots. Lots of them. Very active and all are visible at this moment. An incredible view in my 10 inch refractor, with full aperture solar filter. Don,t miss it !
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Posted 10/27/2003 06:57PM #1
paul zoch
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Quite spectacular. unfortunately scope has been packed..I have quite the natural solar filter now, black smoke everywhere. The spots are obvious in the red sun. Flames a mile away... Paul Chula Vista, CA.
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Posted 10/27/2003 07:46PM #2
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space.com has a very interesting piece today on the "perfect storm" solar flare of 1859 and its effects on even a very non-technological world (widespread fires from shorting of telegraph wires existing at the time). Interesting to speculate on what a solar event of that magnitude could do to us today.
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