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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (40321)	5/31/2013 12:11:55 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 86356

There have been plenty of quiescent patches previously. Apparently so.. But this recent one seems to be inordinately large, and long-lasting.. But they are somewhat dangerous, from my understanding, as the open magnetic field lines they represent can permit a lot of high speed particles to to escape as the solar wind.. Too much and it can overwhelm the earth's magnetic field. SO focuses a bit more on Coronal Holes about midway in today's update (he does this everyday and I'm learning quite a bit).. youtube.com I found this interesting.. There is some logical sense in the prospect that shifting and fluctuating magnetic fields would have tectonic effects and earthquake activity. academia.edu Hawk