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From: patrice@concour.CS.Concordia.CA (Patrice Scattolin)
Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: NORTHERN LIGHTS!!
Summary: Power Failiures
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Date: 15 Mar 89 16:34:55 GMT
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>Will this solar activity be any danger to the people or equipment in
>the shuttle?

	I don't know aqbout that but what I know for a fact is that
the magnetic storm causing the Northern Lights is being blame for
a province wide power failiure that lasted around 7 to 8 hours. Apparently
the change in magnetic fields induces curents in the transmission lines
making the voltage fluctuate from 736 KV to 700 KV to 800 KV and resulted
in equipement failiures.

	They are pretty but they are trouble!



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Patrice Scattolin.		Concordia University, Montreal Canada
patrice@concour.cs.concordia.ca
"I live so far North that Santa lives two blocks down the street."