Soft X-ray Transient is Likely a Reflected Solar Flare
ATel #130; D. A. Smith (U. of Michigan) & R. Remillard (MIT)
on 18 Mar 2003; 21:03 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Transients
Credential Certification: Donald A. Smith (dasmith@space.mit.edu)
Subjects: X-ray, Request for Observations, Transient
It was pointed out to us that there was a solar flare measured by
GOES, precisely consistant in both start time and duration with the
flare seen in the ASM data. Given that the moon's position was within
a half-degree of our best-fit position for the transient, we conclude
that this event was most likely a solar flare reflected off the moon,
and not an event originating outside our solar system.
Thanks to David Smith for pointing out the contemporaneous solar flare.
