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Old 05-30-2003, 04:51 AM   #5
Horatio
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Join Date: September 19, 2001
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Originally posted by Sigmar:
What does this mean exactly?
A solar storm is when a bunch of solar eruptions go off in space. These usually let go of some form of CMEs (coronal mass ejections), which can basically carry one hell of a load of electrified gas through space at a high speed. Don't worry about being fried, because CMEs will be deflected from Earth by our magnetic field.

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[ 05-30-2003, 05:01 AM: Message edited by: Horatio ]
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