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  1. 26th February 2011, 04:30 PM #1
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    'Monster' Solar Storm Erupts On the Sun

    The sun unleashed a dazzling solar flare Feb. 24 that NASA called a 'monster.'




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  2. 26th February 2011, 04:43 PM #2
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    Seems like just yesterday we had horizon to horizon auroras. I think they even got as far south as Florida. ( late Oct. '05 or '06? ). Hopefully we don't break any records this go around.
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  3. 26th February 2011, 09:59 PM #3
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    Nope. This was just an M class flare. They're sizeable, but not that unusual. There was an X class flare on Feb. 14 though, which was substantially stronger.
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