Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RW>> Roger Nelson wrote to All:   
      
    RW>RN>> X-FLARE: A sunspot hiding behind the sun's eastern limb erupted   
    RW>RN>> on May 13th at 02:17 UT, producing the strongest solar flare of   
    RW>RN>> the   
      
    RW>> The solar flux has reached 150, 13points higher than two days ago.   
    RW>> And its the highest it's been in a very long time.   
      
    RN> We're heading back toward the Sun and the Earth has tilted on its   
    RN> axis.   
      
   No, the earth is actually headed away from the Sun this time of year. In   
   fact, the earth is farthest away from the sun around July 4 at about 94.4   
   billion miles vs the closest it was on January 3 at 91.4billion miles. The   
   difference in our seasonal temps is due to the Earth's inclination, I   
   forget how many degrees tilt, but on approach to the sun, one hemispere is   
   leaning away (their winter) while the other is leaning into (their summer)   
   the sun.   
      
   Solar flares, OTH, happen all over the sun's surface, some of which face   
   the earth and some that face away from us. Some of them are strong   
   enough, even though they face away from earth that they affect our   
   atmosphere. Those that are on our viewing side of the sun wreak havoc with   
   all kinds of communications around the world, at least more than those   
   flares that don't.   
      
      
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