To both you and Chris, -Something as to what you are saying did occur to me, -an hour or so after having made my post. In that the Sun's been known, -over these last 2 or 3 decades, -to shoot off some Flares and CMEs, ("Coronal Mass Ejections" for those of you in "Rio Linda"! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />), -even during the quiet of some Solar Minima.

But nevertheless, from what I know and've heard so far, -I Stand by a certain exceptionality now going on, in these ways.

I've still to consult Sky and Telescope, and other reputable journals, for their Knowledgeable Take on this. [color:"black"] [/color] [email]ScottRezaLogan[/email]