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From: Bill (no email)
Date: Sun Oct 17 2004 - 20:29:42 EDT
> The northern and southern auroras occur when electrically charged
> particles from the sun interact with our earth's magnetic field.
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> Just a question, if one were to sail in these latitudes during these
> episodes of increased solar activity & the subsequent auroras these
> would create, would it affect the ship's compass at all?
Charles and Lisa,
There was a thread, sometime after early June, that touched on some of the
topics you have introduced. (How far after I can't recall). Solar flares/
\magnetic storms, auroras, the changes to the Earth's magnetic field, pole
reversal etc. You might want to check them out. Some serious, some
tongue-in-cheek.
I don't recall the subject title of the thread. Perhaps some of the other
list members can help with that.
Bill
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