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Scrood Posts: 4111 Incept: 2008-05-17 There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!	Sunspot AR1429 just let off an X1 solar flare...no details on whether it's headed our way. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5.... ---------- CTRL-GALT-DELETE 2012-03-04 23:35:00 Permalink
Scrood Posts: 4111 Incept: 2008-05-17 There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!	X-5 Solar Flare just detected! From SpaceWeather.com: MAJOR SOLAR FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an X5-class solar flare from big sunspot AR1429. The blast peaked on March 7th at 00:28 UT. Radiation storms and radio blackouts are possible. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5.... ---------- CTRL-GALT-DELETE 2012-03-06 21:02:38 Permalink
Ponzi_unit Posts: 8195 Incept: 2007-09-05	Is this it? ---------- Taxpayers witnessed a crime and stayed around long enough to get charged with it. 2012-03-06 21:11:36 Permalink
Scrood Posts: 4111 Incept: 2008-05-17 There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!	Yep! And it's going to take some time to rotate around to the backside of the sun... ---------- CTRL-GALT-DELETE 2012-03-06 21:14:49 Permalink
Nullzero Posts: 947 Incept: 2008-11-19 SOCAL	Wow x5 flare, wonder what a direct hit of CME would do to earth... Last modified: 2012-03-06 22:20:17 by nullzero 2012-03-06 22:17:42 Permalink
Pietertvl Posts: 3629 Incept: 2007-12-05 NFA	How can that pic be it? ... it has 3/5 date UT not 3/7 ---------- "All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation." ~ John Adams 2012-03-06 22:21:43 Permalink
Scrood Posts: 4111 Incept: 2008-05-17 There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!	That's the same sunspot...it's been very active. ---------- CTRL-GALT-DELETE 2012-03-06 22:31:12 Permalink
Nullzero Posts: 947 Incept: 2008-11-19 SOCAL	Here is a picture of the X5, http://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/0.... 2012-03-06 23:18:13 Permalink
Azusgm Posts: 2609 Incept: 2010-12-02 East Texas	Wasn't there a huge solar flare before Fukushima? (I'm pretty dumb on these things, but still curious. Sorry.) 2012-03-07 04:52:42 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	Azusgm: Irrelevant. ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. 2012-03-07 08:06:01 Permalink
If Posts: 1196 Incept: 2008-01-06	Any concerns here about this X5? Do we know yet if this will be a direct blow to Earth? ---------- I finally took the red pill. I have a lot of catching up to do. Please excuse my ignorance. 2012-03-07 14:20:50 Permalink
Snowmizuh Posts: 1377 Incept: 2009-03-18 Alabama Online	Quote: GEOMAGNETIC STORM UPDATE: A CME propelled toward Earth by this morning's X5-class solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, who prepared the CME's forecast track, say the impact could spark a strong-to-severe geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers at all latitudes should be alert for auroras. from: spaceweather.com 2012-03-07 14:26:34 Permalink
Landshark Posts: 11659 Incept: 2008-02-07 The Wild West	CME track forecast: ---------- "America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed..." Eleanor Roosevelt Last modified: 2012-03-07 14:38:20 by landshark 2012-03-07 14:36:59 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	Looks like we're gonna get nailed with this one, if the track holds. May get some low latitude aurora. ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. 2012-03-07 14:41:16 Permalink
Peterm99 Posts: 5175 Incept: 2009-03-21 SoCal	Quote: Sky watchers at all latitudes should be alert for auroras. (emphasis mine) Wow!! That's gotta be extremely rare. Do they mean that people at the equator may actually see auroras as well, or are they just messing with us? Related (but off-the-wall) question: When someone at the equator sees an aurora directly overhead, what is it called: aurora borealis or aurora australis, or is there another name such as aurora medialis? ---------- ". . . the Constitution has died, the economy welters in irreversible decline, we have perpetual war, all power lies in the hands of the executive, the police are supreme, and a surveillance beyond Orwell�s imaginings falls into place." - Fred Reed Last modified: 2012-03-07 14:47:59 by peterm99 2012-03-07 14:47:05 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	Very very unlikely to see it as far south as the equator. Here's an image I got of one from east TN back in 2003 and 2004 [Edit: Those were just barely visible to the naked eye. If I hadn't known that it was possible, I would never have even tried with the camera.] 2003 2004 ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. Last modified: 2012-03-07 14:54:34 by asimov 2012-03-07 14:52:23 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	This is an excellent resource to get an idea if you'll be able to see them at your location, but it's down right now. :( http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/pmapN.html ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. 2012-03-07 14:55:40 Permalink
Mpilar Posts: 5814 Incept: 2009-01-05 Nashville, TN Online	I'm curious if we'll be able to see them in TN...when's a good time to take a glance assuming we're not under cloud cover tonight? ---------- - Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken - These are the times that try men's souls. - T. Paine 2012-03-07 15:05:17 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	It depends more on when it hits earth than the time of night. With a +/-7 hour window, there's really no way to be for sure. Here's a good resource to see how well the seeing will be: http://cleardarksky.com/csk/ (just put in your city, if it's not already in the database, they'll add it.) ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. 2012-03-07 15:09:37 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	Mpilar: Here's the link for nashville: http://cleardarksky.com/c/NashTEkey.html.... ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. 2012-03-07 15:10:26 Permalink
Mpilar Posts: 5814 Incept: 2009-01-05 Nashville, TN Online	Cool, thanks Asi! Looks like we should have clear skies until early morning, but the CME should reach the Earth around 7am EST tomorrow with the effects lasting up to 24 hours. Guess we'll be under cloud cover. :( http://www.space.com/14818-solar-flare-m.... ---------- - Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken - These are the times that try men's souls. - T. Paine 2012-03-07 15:19:28 Permalink
Asimov Posts: 104642 Incept: 2007-08-26 East Tennessee Eastern Time Online	Also be sure to keep in mind that if they are faint they're just going to look like real thin hazy clouds to the naked eye if you can see them at all. It takes a camera to bring out the color. ---------- It's justifiably immoral to deal morally with an immoral entity. If you trade based on what other people say, you will lose money. Especially what I say. I won't be held responsible. Festina lente. 2012-03-07 15:21:56 Permalink
Snowmizuh Posts: 1377 Incept: 2009-03-18 Alabama Online	Arrival is March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). It is currently 22:25 UT, so the window opens in about 1hr (0625 UT - 7) and will continue for another 14 hrs. This make for some interesting sky watching tonight! Hope it is not a Carrington-level Event. 2012-03-07 17:24:45 Permalink
Avianphlu Posts: 4117 Incept: 2008-12-03 Ulster NY	I have a solar array with battery back up...I am going to disconnect the system and isolate tonight just in case. 2012-03-07 17:25:36 Permalink
Scrood Posts: 4111 Incept: 2008-05-17 There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!	That corresponds to about 5pm MST tonight to 7am tomorrow morning out here... ---------- CTRL-GALT-DELETE 2012-03-07 17:43:33 Permalink

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