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(fwd) Retraction: Fast X-ray Transient is likely reflected solar flare From: "Don A. Smith" <dasmith@space.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:05:30 -0500 (EST) Fast X-ray Transient is Likely a Reflected Solar Flare Smith, D. A. & Remillard, R. 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 outside our solar system. Thanks to David Smith for pointing out the contemporaneous solar flare.
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