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I received the following news item this morning:
Space Weather News for June 7, 2000
Following close on the heels of yesterday's two X-class solar flares, a third powerful X-class flare erupted today at approximately 1545 UT. Soon afterward, coronagraphs on the orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory detected a faint full halo coronal mass ejection. It appears to be heading in the direction of Earth at ~800 km/s. This latest full halo CME will probably extend the geomagnetic disturbances expected to begin on Thursday when an interplanetary shock wave spawned by a CME on June 6 collides with our planet's magnetosphere. Aurora watchers are advised to be on the alert for Northern Lights beginning after sunset on Thursday, June 8. For more information, please visit http://www.spaceweather.com As for radiation exposure, didn't
someone on Radsafe propose a web site that would publish this type of
information? Did he know something the astronomers didn't?
Just an analog guy in a digital
world.
Paul Prichard X3235 (860) 447-1791 prichp@gwsmtp.nu.com >>> Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV 06/08/00 03:23PM >>> The news says we have a substantial solar flare on the way. Most represent minimal radiation (dose) impact at sea level, but several in the past were observable. Question: Who looks for this data and where is it likely to be posted? NASA? Any indication that the high altitude flyers, e.g., the Concorde, are taking preventive measures? Disclaimer: the above are the personal musings of the author, and do not represent any past, present, or future position of NIST, the U.S. government, or anyone else who might think that they are in a position of authority. Lester Slaback, Jr. [Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV] NBSR Health Physics Center for Neutron Research NIST 100 Bureau Dr. STOP 3543 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3543 301 975-5810 voice 301 921-9847 fax ************************************************************************ The RADSAFE Frequently Asked Questions list, archives and subscription information can be accessed at http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/~rad/radsafe.html |