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Re: Auroras/compass readings
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 17, 19:29 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2004 Oct 17, 19:29 -0500
> The northern and southern auroras occur when electrically charged > particles from the sun interact with our earth's magnetic field. > > Just a question, if one were to sail in these latitudes during these > episodes of increased solar activity & the subsequent auroras these > would create, would it affect the ship's compass at all? Charles and Lisa, There was a thread, sometime after early June, that touched on some of the topics you have introduced. (How far after I can't recall). Solar flares/ \magnetic storms, auroras, the changes to the Earth's magnetic field, pole reversal etc. You might want to check them out. Some serious, some tongue-in-cheek. I don't recall the subject title of the thread. Perhaps some of the other list members can help with that. Bill
