RE: Solar Flare - off topic

From: John Wright (johnw@ra-ltd.co.uk)
Date: Wed Jul 03 2002 - 00:31:47 EEST


Nice image - but, sorry for being a bit thick, what does that mean in
English - and can RP people use it as an excuse for being late on
deliveries!

Best Regards

John Wright
Response Associates Ltd.
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email: johnw@ra-ltd.co.uk <mailto:johnw@ra-ltd.co.uk>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi]On
> Behalf Of R. Eric "Dude" King
> Sent: 02 July 2002 22:07
> To: RPML-revised
> Subject: Solar Flare - off topic
>
>
>
>
> A massive solar eruption, more than 30 times the length of
> Earth's diameter,
> blasted away from the Sun on July 1, 2002, and was captured
> in a picture taken by
> the SOHO satellite. The a fiery-looking 'leg' in the
> lower-left corner of the image
> is what astronomers call an eruptive prominence, a loop of
> magnetic fields that trap
> hot gas inside. If eruptions like these are aimed at Earth,
> they can disturb Earth's
> magnetosphere, but this one was not directed at our planet,
> a spokesman for SOHO
> said. (NASA/Reuters)
>

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