[Nodxa] Fwd: Big Sunspot Crackling with Flares and Radio Bursts

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

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Subject: 	Big Sunspot Crackling with Flares and Radio Bursts
Date: 	Wed, 9 May 2012 18:31:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	LEEWICAL at aol.com
CC: 	leewical at aol.com



     Subj: Big Sunspot Crackling with Flares and Radio Bursts
     Space Weather News for May 9, 2012
     http://spaceweather.com

     RADIO-ACTIVE SUNSPOT: Huge sunspot AR 1476 is crackling with M-class
     solar flares and appears to be on the verge of producing something
     even stronger. The sunspot's 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field
     harbors energy for X-class flares, the most powerful kind. Radio
     operators are recording strong bursts of shortwave static from the
     sunspot as it turns toward Earth. Visit http://spaceweather.com for
     sample recordings and forecasts.

     SUNSPOT TELESCOPE: AR 1476 looks magnificent through a
     properly-filtered telescope. Explore Scientific's White Light Solar
     Observing System is perfect for sunspot watching, and it's available
     now in the Space Weather Store:
 
http://www.shopspaceweather.com/explore-scientific-white-light-solar-observer-system.aspx
     -30-

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)