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Title: Solar Bursts Spray Earth, With More to Come
Post by: Kratos on March 09, 2012, 03:51:40 am

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/science/space/solar-storm-reaches-earth-and-experts-say-to-expect-more.html

What's the latest
 - The coronal mass ejection (CME) arrived at Earth early Thursday morning at approximately 5:45am ET.
 
 - Fortunately, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the orientation of the magnetic field has been opposite of what is needed to cause the strongest storming.
 
 - A G1 warning (http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/archive/alerts_Mar2012.html) (minor impact on satellites) has been issued through Thursday evening by NOAA's SWPC. It is still believed that the CME could reach a G3-magnitude geomagnetic storm.

What happened?
 - The sun let loose an intense solar flare on Tuesday, March 6 at 7:28pm ET from sunspot 1429.
 
 - This is 2nd largest flare during this current solar activity cycle.
 
 
 Magnitude of event
 - This eruption from the sun has been classified as an X5.4-class solar flare.
 
 - X-class flares are the strongest classification of solar flares.

(http://i.imwx.com/web/news/2012/march/solar-flare-030712.jpg)

Title: Re: Solar Bursts Spray Earth, With More to Come
Post by: terps4life90 on March 09, 2012, 05:13:37 am

Thats the dumbest shit i have ever heard.

Title: Re: Solar Bursts Spray Earth, With More to Come
Post by: Enzo.Matrix on March 09, 2012, 05:50:55 am

I would take Voyager into a barrel-roll threw that shit.

Title: Re: Solar Bursts Spray Earth, With More to Come
Post by: Proxie on March 09, 2012, 06:18:45 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6JNQwPWE0)