Topic: radiation storms coming to earth

[The Postman]

Space Weather News for Sept. 10, 2005
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Solar activity remains very high and shows no signs of abating.  Sunspot 798/808 has unleashed seven X-class solar flares since Sept. 7th. Forecasters say there's a 75% chance of more X-flares during the next 24 hours, possibly causing radio blackouts and radiation storms.

Coronal mass ejections hurled into space by these explosions could hit Earth's magnetic field in the days ahead.  Sky watchers, particularly in northern places like Canada and Alaska, should remain alert for auroras. The best time to look is  local midnight.

The sun's 27-day rotation is slowly turning sunspot 798  to face Earth. Explosions in the coming week will be increasingly Earth-directed, raising the possibility of geomagnetic storms and auroras over the continental United States, Europe and Australia.

Visit http://SpaceWeather.com for updates.

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[Sirgod]

That Darn Solar Warming.  Seriously, good find. I'll have to check out that weatherphone.

Stephen

[FireSoul]

If you live far enough north, expect some Aurora tonight.

[jualdeaux]

That Darn Solar Warming.
Stephen

Yeah. I am hoping that this hits the MSM and get those same environuts try to blame the people of earth and maybe the current administration for this.

"This is all our fault. It is those dang nuclear power plants. They are putting out too much radiation and it is causing the Sun to superheat, which of course, as everyone knows, makes the sun have more flares!"

[Darth Sidious]

If you live far enough north, expect some Aurora tonight.

I'd be able to see them... if it werent for all the fscking overcast+storms

[E_Look]

Yeah, all summer I missed the meteor showers because of overcast, hazy, or rainy weather.   

[The Bar-Abbas Anomaly]

 

What I want to know is exactly WHAT is Bush going to do about this, or is he just going to continue to slack off on vacation at his ranch, huh?

[Darth Sidious]

I've all but given up trying to watch the perseid shower.

Yeah, all summer I missed the meteor showers because of overcast, hazy, or rainy weather.   

[E_Look]

He *could* rain some transuranic meteors on a place or two we can think of.  Even the liberal networks would support it; think of the ratings!   

[The Postman]

The plots on this page show the current extent and position of the auroral oval at each pole, extrapolated from measurements taken during the most recent polar pass of the NOAA POES satellite. "Center time" is the calculated time halfway through the satellite's pass over the pole.



Latest Alert: September 13 0100 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Proton Event 10MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu
Last Advisory Bulletin SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM OBSERVED , issued September 11, 2005

[Just plain old Punisher]

Yea solar weather is just as important as any other.

[FPF-SCM_TraceyG_XC]

Indeed, the Aurora Australis has actually been visible from Melbourne, Australia as well. This is a very rare event.

[The Postman]

Space Weather News for Sept. 14, 2004
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Sunspot 798/808 flared twice more yesterday, and at least one of the X-class explosions propelled a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth.  NOAA forecasters estimate a 70% chance of severe geomagnetic activity when the CME arrives--perhaps tonight, Sept. 14-15.  Sky watchers at all latitudes should be alert for auroras.

Observing tips:  Although auroras are sometimes bright enough to shine through city lights, you'll see more from a dark-sky site in the countryside.  The best time to look is usually during the hours around local midnight.

Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

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