[AusNOG] Solar flare

[Matthew VK3EVL]

If anyone is interested I just received an aurora alert for southern Australia 

Cheers
Matt

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On 08/03/2012, at 5:06 PM, Kai <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au> wrote:

> From Slashdot...
> 
> by echogen (1166581) on Wednesday March 07, @03:11PM (#39279009)
> possible scenario:
> 
> 1- Apple applies for a patent regarding magnetic interference.
> 2- USPTO grants patent to apple
> 3- Solar flare
> 4- Apple suing the sun in Germany!
> 5- Court prohibits the sun from sending magnetic flares to Germany
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Cross" <andrew at advtech.com.au>
> To: "ausnog at ausnog.net" <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> Sent: Thursday, 8 March, 2012 2:25:01 PM GMT +10:00 Brisbane
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Solar flare
> 
> There is also a NASA link with a video of the flare available;
> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News030712-X5-4.html
> 
> Andrew
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Hallett, Ed
> Sent: Thursday, 8 March 2012 11:53 AM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: [AusNOG] Solar flare
> 
> Hi people,
> First post, so I thought it'd be a good one.
> Quite large solar flare about to hit the earth - can't get too much more interesting than that :-) http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/03/07/nasa-reports-that-solar-flare-could-disrupt-power-communications/
> 
> Well, the current topic WAS on optics, correct?   ;-)
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Ed Hallett
> Support Analyst
> 
> System Sense, Suite 820, 1 Queens Rd, Melbourne
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> Email: ed.hallett at systemsense.com.au
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