Since nothing else will. :) On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:55:43 -0600 Paul Thompson writes: > Here's hoping that the magnetic field will fix all of the windows > bugs > in our lives. > > Paul > > Brian Densmore wrote: > > THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! AIEEEE!!!!!!!!! > > > > sorry, couldn't resist. ;) > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: DCT Jared [mailto:jsmith@datacaptech.com] > >>Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:05 AM > >>To: kclug@kclug.org > >>Subject: OT: Massive Coronal Mass Ejection to hit the earth today > >> > >> > >>Yesterday morning, a massive CME aimed directly > >>at planet Earth burst from the sun. It will hit earth > >>beginning about noon today. > >> > >>It will directly affect satellites and many other radiation > >>sensitive contraptions. > >> > >>Quick Link: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html > >> > >>More Detail: > >>http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/10.28Flare.html > >> > >>It's the third largest ever recorded, and unusally rare in > >>that it is aimed right at us. If it is magnetically oriented > >>north, the magnetosphere will protect us. If it is oriented > >>south, we'll all notice. Sounds exciting. > > > -- > Paul Joseph Thompson > captbunzo@squirrelmail.org > AIM/Yahoo/MSN IM: Captain Bunzo > ICQ Number: 38801719 > > > > majordomo@kclug.org > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!