Wings Forum Forum for homebuilt experimental & light sport aircraft pilots, owners, & builders.   ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.25.08): Coronal Mass Ejection Click here to go to the original topic          Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message RSS News Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 14400 Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:38 am    Post subject: ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.25.08): Coronal Mass Ejection   Aero-Terms! A huge cloud of hot plasma, expelled sometimes from the Sun. It may accelerate ions and electrons, and may travel through interplanetary space as far as the Earth's orbit and beyond it, often preceded by a shock front. When the shock reaches Earth, a magnetic storm may result. Read more... Back to top            Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB Search Engine Indexer Powered by phpBB 2.0.22 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group