CacheMonkeez Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 From Yahoo! News... Strong Geomagnetic Storm Expected to Hit BOULDER, Colo. - A strong geomagnetic storm was expected to hit Earth on Friday with the potential to affect electrical grids and satellite communications. One of the largest sunspot clusters in years developed over the past three days and produced a coronal mass ejection, similar to a solar flare, at 3 a.m. EDT Wednesday, forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. The disturbance was expected to produce a geomagnetic storm rated G3. A G5 storm is the strongest. The storm could make the aurora visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois. A coronal mass ejection is an explosion of gas and charged particles into space from the corona, the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere. A second sunspot cluster not yet visible from Earth could produce more geomagnetic storms in the next two weeks, NOAA said. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Thanks for the tip! I am in NY on vacation and am planning mucho geocaching so I hope that the G3 doesn't screw it up too bad! --------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
+team travel pig Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 ha! i'll be in nyc on vacation too! it better not mess up the central park marathon i have planned. ___________________________________ who's got the pig? Quote Link to comment
+Bilder Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Hope the skies are clear. I love it when the northern lights are out in force. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost! N61.12.041 W149.43.734 Quote Link to comment
+Squirrel Nut & Beersnob Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 YAY! Thanks for letting us know, I'm goin' to the upper LP of MI this weekend... hope we have clear skies!! I walk the Maze of Moments, but everywhere I turn to, begins a new beginning, but never finds a finish... -Enya, Anywhere Is Quote Link to comment
+YankeeRage Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 quote: The storm could make the aurora visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois. Salem OR is on the 45th parallel. hmmm that sign would make a nice virtual cache... My home is 'about' n 45 30 w 122 52 Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 My wife is headed up to Canada on business next week. She's stoked about seeing the AB (keep our fingers crossed). Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest go geocaching. Quote Link to comment
Dru Morgan Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 By an odd coincidence, I also have a coronal mass ejection scheduled for that day. Better double check my unit. Ever notice how anyone that caches more than you do is a maniac, while anyone that caches less than you do is an idiot? -Dru Morgan Quote Link to comment
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