SOLAR STORM ERUPTS

Solar storm erupts 
   
Sunspot unleashes charged particles;
disruption could hit Earth on Friday
   
By Robert Roy Britt
SPACE.COM 
Thursday, October 23, 2003
 
Oct. 23 -  A strong dose of space weather is forecast to
hit Earth Friday, potentially disrupting satellite
communications and posing a threat to power grids on
Earth. The event also presents a nice opportunity for
anyone to view sunspots, though safe viewing techniques
must be employed to prevent eye damage. 

THE STORM of charged particles was unleashed by a dark
region on the solar surface called Sunspot 484. The huge
spot, about the size of Jupiter’s surface, has been
growing for several days and rotating into a position
that now points squarely at Earth.

Another giant sunspot is brewing, and more storms could
be generated.

Sunspots are cooler regions of the sun where magnetic
energy wells up, often prior to eruptions. . . .
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