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Solar Flares on Steroids
by k at 10:29 am EDT, Sep 14, 2003

] Satellites registered a surge of x-rays and gamma-rays.
] Hams experienced another blackout. It seemed like another
] X-class solar flare. Except for one thing: this flare
] didn't come from the sun.
]
]
] It came from outer space.

Cool stuff... I spent 4 years getting a degree in physics and i never heard of a magnetar...

RE: Solar Flares on Steroids
by ubernoir at 3:09 pm EST, Jan 26, 2004

inignoct wrote:
] ] Satellites registered a surge of x-rays and gamma-rays.
] ] Hams experienced another blackout. It seemed like another
] ] X-class solar flare. Except for one thing: this flare
] ] didn't come from the sun.
] ]
] ]
] ] It came from outer space.
]
] Cool stuff... I spent 4 years getting a degree in physics and
] i never heard of a magnetar...

so how is this different from an "ordinary" gamma ray burster?

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