Re: 1040
Posted by Conclue on 1/14/2010, 1:03 pm
Thats what I was thinking, some type of force between that effects our own magnetic field. Yeah, did them last fall in Physics 3. This has always been something I've wondered about. I think this is one of those new areas that haven't been fully explored just yet. Like you said, really interesting stuff.

Found this little bit on this page:
The outermost layers of the atmosphere of the Earth (at more than 100 miles above the surface) expand a little bit when the Sun is more active. Artificial satellites in low orbits around the Earth then experience more atmospheric drag. This extra drag slows down the satellite and changes its orbit, which may cause the operators of the satellite to lose track of it. In some cases the extra drag may cause a satellite to fall back to the Earth sooner than expected. This happened, for instance, to the Skylab satellite in 1979. However, most active satellites have propulsion systems that allow them to move back to the desired orbit.

http://eo.nso.edu/MrSunspot/answerbook/polarity.html

Not exactly what were talking about but the fact that the ionosphere is tugged on when the sun is more active may have something to do with the magnetism like were discussing.
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