[FOTZeiss] Fw: Double Blast on Sun/Strange Light Pillars

[Glenn A. Walsh]

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--- On Fri, 1/28/11, SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com> wrote:

> From: SpaceWeather.com <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Subject: Double Blast on the Sun
> To: "SpaceWeather.com" <swlist at spaceweather.com>
> Date: Friday, January 28, 2011, 12:10 PM
> Space Weather News for Jan. 28, 2011
> http://spaceweather.com
> 
> DOUBLE BLAST:  This morning, a spectacular double
> eruption on the sun produced the strongest solar flare of
> the year so far (an M1-class event).  Plasma clouds
> produced by the event are expected to miss Earth, so no
> geomagnetic storms are in the offing.  Today's edition
> of http://spaceweather.com highlights movies captured by
> SOHO and the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
> 
> STRANGE LIGHT PILLARS:  A photographer has recorded
> extraordinary pillars of light shooting into the night sky
> from a corn mill in Nebraska.  The tall luminous
> columns were capped with nested V-shaped tops that
> distinguish them from ordinary urban light pillars. 
> Check http://spaceweather.com for must-see photos and an
> explanation of the icy phenomenon.
> 
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