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Post by livelaughluv on Jan 25, 2012 8:49:15 GMT -5
Hotting up: Sun wakes up from sleep for busiest sunspot cycle in years and threatens to disrupt Earth communications and power By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:53 PM on 19th June 2011 Geomagnetic storm activity expected from around 6pm and could last 24 hours Possible disruption to power grids and satellites Flights over polar regions face being rerouted This astonishing sequence of images shows a dramatic 'flare' bursting out from the sun which could affect satellite communications and power supplies here on Earth. The spectacular development unleashed a radiation firestorm on a level not seen for five years which is expected to cause a 'moderate' geomagnetic storm when it reaches Earth. Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the event which combines a flare, a coronal mass ejection (CME) and a minor radiation storm. Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2000596/Solar-flare-Sunspot-cycle-threatens-disrupt-Earth-communications-power.html#ixzz1kTg3k4rM |
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Post by livelaughluv on Jan 25, 2012 8:54:42 GMT -5
Northern lights: Huge solar flare may trigger Saturday night show Northern lights show this weekend? A big solar plasma wave is heading toward Earth, and may create Northern lights or aurora borealis display by Saturday night. By Space.com Staff, SPACE.com / January 20, 2012 A powerful flare erupted from the sun Thursday (Jan. 19), unleashing a plasma wave that may supercharge the northern lights for skywatchers in high latitudes this weekend. The solar flare occurred at about 11:30 am EST (1600 GMT) and touched off a massive solar explosion — known as a coronal mass ejection — aimed at Earth, space weather experts and officials said. The charged particles from the sun explosion should reach Earth by Saturday night (Jan. 21), and could amp up northern lights displays when they hit the upper atmosphere. "Forecasters say strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives during the late hours of Jan. 21st. High-latitude (and possibly middle-latitude) sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend," the skywatching website Spaceweather.com announced in an alert. more www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0120/Northern-lights-Huge-solar-flare-may-trigger-Saturday-night-showOK...the Aurora Borealis is a beautiful sight..but I want my online communications back....  Wondering how long this lasts...I want my forum back... |
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Post by ladye on Mar 12, 2012 17:32:44 GMT -5
I wonder if the sun will be disrupting things all year? I tried to do other things today & got very lost in Google!  Maybe it messed with Google too! ;D |
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Post by livelaughluv on Mar 13, 2012 6:16:16 GMT -5
I wonder if the sun will be disrupting things all year? I tried to do other things today & got very lost in Google! Maybe it messed with Google too! ;D I don't know what the heck is happening, Lee...but it's really frustrating and if it's the solar flares, they need to stop...  |
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Post by livelaughluv on Mar 13, 2012 9:06:25 GMT -5
Venus and Jupiter Align: 3 Odd Facts About 2-Planet Tango By Joe Rao updated 3/9/2012 4:50:16 PM ET 2012-03-09T21:50:16 The two brightest planets in the sky, Venus and Jupiter, will likely draw attention to the western sky as darkness falls next week. Planetariums, observatories and perhaps even weather forecast offices might get a number of inquiries about what those "two bright lights in the sky " are. This weekend, Venus shines to Jupiter's lower right, moving up on it day by day. On Monday evening (March 12) they'll appear to line up side-by-side, and on Tuesday evening (March 13), they will be separated by just 3 degrees (about the width of two fingers held out at arm's length), with Venus standing just above and to Jupiter's right. www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46686024/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/venus-jupiter-align-odd-facts-about--planet-tango/ |
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Maybe it messed with Google too! ;D