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(meteorobs) [aurora] Fwd: New Aurora Photos + A Geomagnetic Activity Alert

Of greatest interest is the second item below. Hadn't heard about this
rock; wonder how large it would have been by the time it got through the
atmosphere had it been on a collision course?

SteveH
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>>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:51:36 -0600
>>Subject: New Aurora Photos + A Geomagnetic Activity Alert
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>>Space Weather News for March 21, 2001
>>http://www.spaceweather.com
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>>AURORA PHOTOS: The intensity of this week's strong geomagnetic storm
>>surprised many forecasters.  Nevertheless, quick-witted photographers
>>around the world were able to capture beautiful photos of the aurora
>>borealis. You can see some of the best images in our March 20th aurora
>>gallery.
>>
>>GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY WARNING: Coronal mass ejections that left the Sun on
>>March 19th and 20th could buffet Earth's magnetosphere before the weekend.
>>  Our planet may also be heading for an encounter with a solar wind stream.
>>Together these events could trigger another round of geomagnetic activity.
>>
>>NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID:  A newly-discovered asteroid will pass by Earth on
>>March 23rd four and a half times farther away than the Moon. There's no
>>danger of a collision, but the space rock (about the size of a football
>>field) will be close enough for amateur astronomers to spy through
>>properly-equipped telescopes.
>>
>>For more information please visit http://www.spaceweather.com
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