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(Some Foil Protected Guy)		Sunspot 1158 swelled up and blew a gasket. Pending solar storm is aimed directly at Earth. Unplug anything you care about, lock your kids in the cellar, but whatever you do, DON'T PANIC (astronomyreport.com)		449
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Jmast7		2011-02-14 05:05:06 PM

I won't. I've got my towel.

GAT_00		2011-02-14 05:14:59 PM

A class M flare is not a Carrington event. Not even close. Plus we haven't had much in the way of solar activity lately, so the magnetosphere is very strong.

So actually don't panic.

RoyBatty		2011-02-14 05:18:10 PM

Are the STEREO satellites able to broadcast their view back to us in semi-realtime?

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 05:23:38 PM

GAT_00: A class M flare is not a Carrington event. Not even close. Plus we haven't had much in the way of solar activity lately, so the magnetosphere is very strong.

So actually don't panic.

I think last nights thread on this would have been a better green.

Oh, btw, Don't look now, but 1158 blew another m-class flare today.

RocketRod		2011-02-14 05:25:51 PM

So.... SPF-15 or SPF-5,000?

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 05:30:51 PM

RocketRod: So.... SPF-15 or SPF-5,000?

I think the light 30 gauge aluminum foil instead of the heavier tin foil.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 06:23:54 PM

And there's another C-Class flare.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 06:45:58 PM

And another.. This one seems to be spiking pretty good.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 06:50:20 PM

Yep, that was a C2.5

Weaver95		2011-02-14 07:02:59 PM

is it time to panic yet, or do I have to wait 'till later tonight?

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 07:19:04 PM

Weaver95: is it time to panic yet, or do I have to wait 'till later tonight?

Storm won't hit us until around 6AM Eastern, and its not much of a storm anyway.

Article says Maybe a K7 start with a K6 average.

K7-

Power systems: voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.

Spacecraft operations: surface charging may occur on satellite components, drag may increase on low-Earth-orbit satellites, and corrections may be needed for orientation problems.

Other systems: intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.)**.

Weaver95		2011-02-14 07:28:14 PM

Shadow Blasko: Weaver95: is it time to panic yet, or do I have to wait 'till later tonight?

Storm won't hit us until around 6AM Eastern, and its not much of a storm anyway.

Article says Maybe a K7 start with a K6 average.

K7-

Power systems: voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.

Spacecraft operations: surface charging may occur on satellite components, drag may increase on low-Earth-orbit satellites, and corrections may be needed for orientation problems.

Other systems: intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.)**.

I was all set to use the line 'honey, the world is gonna end tonight once the solar flare hits so you HAVE to go down on me'. but now I can't DO that can I? no! because YOU had to be all reasonable!

blah. thanks for nuthin man.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 07:31:09 PM

Weaver95: Shadow Blasko: Weaver95: is it time to panic yet, or do I have to wait 'till later tonight?

Storm won't hit us until around 6AM Eastern, and its not much of a storm anyway.

Article says Maybe a K7 start with a K6 average.

K7-

Power systems: voltage corrections may be required, false alarms triggered on some protection devices.

Spacecraft operations: surface charging may occur on satellite components, drag may increase on low-Earth-orbit satellites, and corrections may be needed for orientation problems.

Other systems: intermittent satellite navigation and low-frequency radio navigation problems may occur, HF radio may be intermittent, and aurora has been seen as low as Illinois and Oregon (typically 50° geomagnetic lat.)**.

I was all set to use the line 'honey, the world is gonna end tonight once the solar flare hits so you HAVE to go down on me'. but now I can't DO that can I? no! because YOU had to be all reasonable!

blah. thanks for nuthin man.

Well, on the bright side, if these C class flares keep up for the next 48 hours, its gonna be a lot warmer than expected this weekend.

Gene Masseth Jr.		2011-02-14 07:46:03 PM

The sun spot apparently already killed that website.

EVERYBODY RUN!!!

Vman		2011-02-14 07:48:50 PM

Isn't it already done and bone by the time an article gets greenlit?

numbone		2011-02-14 07:51:55 PM

M Class Flare

t0.gstatic.com

LunarAtom		2011-02-14 07:52:24 PM

For those of you who are geeks like me:

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime-images.html

OtherLittleGuy		2011-02-14 07:52:52 PM

If I'm going to be in a Nicolas Cage movie, couldn't it be "Valley Girl"?

/EE
//Deborah Foreman FTW

ericb45696		2011-02-14 07:54:16 PM

Gene Masseth Jr.: The sun spot apparently already killed that website.

EVERYBODY RUN!!!

can we just panic? I dislike running.

Fano		2011-02-14 07:54:58 PM

keep watching the skies... keep watching the skies... keep watching the skies...

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 07:55:27 PM

Vman: Isn't it already done and bone by the time an article gets greenlit?

No. It takes days for a flare to reach earth. (whats left of it anyway)

The X-rays and light get here in 7.* minutes. Everything else takes a bit longer.

2 more C-class flares. Damn that is one busy sunspot.

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves		2011-02-14 07:56:01 PM

Kolstoe		2011-02-14 07:56:02 PM

I don't know.... I'm gonna panic just in case. Don't want to be the only person on the block not panicking. Would make me look like a fool.

CBob		2011-02-14 07:56:33 PM

Link (new window)

/forecast sez...boring

Claude Ballse		2011-02-14 07:57:11 PM

Article is so much more awesome if you read it while watching this! (new window)

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 07:57:57 PM

The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: 4.bp.blogspot.com

And I just read that about 4 hours ago.

/one of my favorites.

Farker T		2011-02-14 07:59:40 PM

See it animated here. (new window)

ultraholland		2011-02-14 08:00:15 PM

Unless this gives me superpowers, I don't give a shiat.

RoyBatty		2011-02-14 08:01:08 PM

Shadow Blasko: Vman: Isn't it already done and bone by the time an article gets greenlit?

No. It takes days for a flare to reach earth. (whats left of it anyway)

The X-rays and light get here in 7.* minutes. Everything else takes a bit longer.

2 more C-class flares. Damn that is one busy sunspot.

It's already affecting subspace communication. They are expected to be down another 2.3 solar days.

prekrasno		2011-02-14 08:04:05 PM

So, according TFA, this relatively weak storm will warm the Atlantic enough to cause significant increases in rainfall in Europe and Africa.

But climate change is still man's fault?

/yup, I went there.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 08:04:26 PM

RoyBatty: Shadow Blasko: Vman: Isn't it already done and bone by the time an article gets greenlit?

No. It takes days for a flare to reach earth. (whats left of it anyway)

The X-rays and light get here in 7.* minutes. Everything else takes a bit longer.

2 more C-class flares. Damn that is one busy sunspot.

It's already affecting subspace communication. They are expected to be down another 2.3 solar days.

For some reason, every time I refresh I keep expecting to see an X-14 spike.

I don't think we've had an X-class earth directed flare in the modern age. Even the Carrington event was not a head on hit, per the illustration of the sunspot from his viewing at the time.

Mock26		2011-02-14 08:05:24 PM

Oh crap. Please do not tell me that they dropped Freddy early!

Crosshair		2011-02-14 08:06:11 PM

Shadow Blasko: Well, on the bright side, if these C class flares keep up for the next 48 hours, its gonna be a lot warmer than expected this weekend.

It's 35 F in North Dakota in February. I have no problem with putting the air conditioner in on Friday.

Fista-Phobia		2011-02-14 08:06:45 PM

Little_Dictator		2011-02-14 08:07:45 PM

Shadow Blasko: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: 4.bp.blogspot.com

And I just read that about 4 hours ago.

/one of my favorites.

As much as I loved the story... why is there a picture of a spaceship on the front? No space travel or anything involved in it whatsoever.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 08:07:47 PM

Crosshair: Shadow Blasko: Well, on the bright side, if these C class flares keep up for the next 48 hours, its gonna be a lot warmer than expected this weekend.

It's 35 F in North Dakota in February. I have no problem with putting the air conditioner in on Friday.

We're supposed to be in the 60's Friday. Might See 70 now.

Obnox		2011-02-14 08:09:31 PM

I finally got part of it to load.

Sunspot 1158 swelled up like a water balloon over a 4 hour period then popped, unleashing an M6.6 category blast DIRECTLY at the Earth. It is traveling at 1119 km/s, and should hit the Earth in 37 hours, or 5-6AM Mountain Standard Time. This is the largest solar flare we have seen in quite a while, and it should produce exciting results for us travelers on the spaceship Earth.

Update: 8:30am MST

After Sunspot 1158 unleashed the reported M6.6 category solar flare it opened up with full-auto and has unleashed a series of 4 C class solar flares. See more below for additional information of affects here on Earth.

Update: 12:10pm MST

Sunspot

So basically, the sun just popped a giant sun-zit.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 08:10:51 PM

Little_Dictator: Shadow Blasko: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: 4.bp.blogspot.com

And I just read that about 4 hours ago.

/one of my favorites.

As much as I loved the story... why is there a picture of a spaceship on the front? No space travel or anything involved in it whatsoever.

There is not one on the cover of my copy. I wondered that too when it was posted.

Anayalator		2011-02-14 08:11:21 PM

Not enough flair:

cward151.files.wordpress.com

IceBucket		2011-02-14 08:11:56 PM

RoyBatty: It's already affecting subspace communication. They are expected to be down another 2.3 solar days.

A communications disruption can mean only one thing...

Invasion!

LoadShark		2011-02-14 08:12:12 PM

Gonna crank up the 890AT and the 706 and see if I can't hear them.

WOOOO Static!

/Ham geek.

swahnhennessy		2011-02-14 08:14:51 PM

Little_Dictator: As much as I loved the story... why is there a picture of a spaceship on the front? No space travel or anything involved in it whatsoever.

Who cares? The spaceships on the covers of 70's sci-fi were often the best things about the books.

Farker T		2011-02-14 08:15:14 PM

The fact that the page refuses to load certainly adds to the dramatic effect.

minitrue noram		2011-02-14 08:15:18 PM

as someone who keeps kids permanently locked in the cellar, i'm getting a kick out of these replies

Oldiron_79		2011-02-14 08:16:17 PM

looks like I'm gonna have to schedule an end of the world orgy just in case....

DSEILXYC		2011-02-14 08:17:02 PM

Fista-Phobia		2011-02-14 08:19:01 PM

-.-. --- -.-. -.-

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 08:21:56 PM

Fista-Phobia: -.-. --- -.-. -.-

-.-- . .- .... --..-- / - .... .- - ... / .-- .... .- - / ... .... . / ... .- .. -..

Cpl.D		2011-02-14 08:22:00 PM

The Bad Astronomer says there isn't anything to worry about. He's got a PHD, and the tin foil guy only has tin foil. I'm gonna go with BA on this one.

Shadow Blasko		2011-02-14 08:22:56 PM

Cpl.D: The Bad Astronomer says there isn't anything to worry about. He's got a PHD, and the tin foil guy only has tin foil. I'm gonna go with BA on this one.

Where is Phil anyway? He could be in here making everyone feel better.

/Could get to see some Aurora in the morning. That is cool.

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