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Old 02-21-2013, 5:52 PM
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Default NASA reports sunspot 6x the size of Earth

"A giant sunspot that is at least six times the diameter of Earth has formed on the Sun in less than 48 hours, Nasa has announced."

Giant sunspot that's SIX TIMES the diameter of Earth has formed in less than 48 hours - and could lead to solar flares
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I wonder what it will do to radio communications.
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Old 02-22-2013, 9:19 AM
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Default A few more details

A few more details, about probability and areas of radio interference, are available at:

spaceweather.com homepage
NASA's page about this sunspot
al.com blog

Hope this helps,
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