[RTTY] OT: XFlare arrival time

[Bill Turner]

On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 23:19:25 +0200, Ekki wrote:

>How can a mass-carrying particle arrive within moments (i assume hfradio.org
>meant within 8 minutes, in any case with light speed)?
>
>AFAIK mass carrying particles takes up to 2 days to reach earth after a CME
>or so...
>So what is wrong in my thinking?

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The flare was X-rays, which travel at the speed of light.  When the
X-rays strike the upper atmosphere they ionize the atoms, and that's
what causes the blackout.  

Often with this kind of flare, particles are also ejected and, as you
say, those do take a couple of days to reach the earth.  

Bill, W7TI