Hey, where was everyone last night? We had a strong geomagnetic storm, donchya know. Guess lots of folks were hiding in their bunkers (or watchin' football 'n' drinkin' beer). Here's a recap-notice the magnetopause compressed to geosynchronus orbit at least 3 times.

NASA Mag-pause simulation:

[link to iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080]

Here's some great background info for newbies:

[link to www.phy6.org]

And a sober intro to the potential threats:

[link to spectrum.ieee.org]

Make a paper model of the magnetosphere:

[link to www.phy6.org]



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