Meanwhile, out in space... by Niki2

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Meanwhile, out in space...

POSTED BY: NIKI2
UPDATED: Friday, January 27, 2012 06:55
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:19 AM

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Just for fun, while we're all paying attention to politics, the biggest solar storm in years is passing by right now. Some neat images from the current solar storm:

This long-exposure image shows the creation of new solar active regions following the solar flare eruption. The loop structures are made of superheated plasma, each one several times larger than the size of the Earth

On Sunday, a solar flare caused a portion of the plasma in the Sun's atmosphere to break off and fly out into space at a speed of about 5 million miles an hour. Seen here is the coronal mass ejection (CME) ejection of the plasma cloud breaking off from the sun.

The solar flare that spawned the storm was rated as a M8.7, very close to the highest “X” class capable of large scale disruptions to the power grid and health risks to astronauts.

Apparently, tho' by far not the biggest one we've had (or will have), it potentially made for some great Northern Lights as far South as New York, and caused polar flights to be altered. Reminds us how small our petty squabbles really are.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:37 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Look at the pretties !

But yeah, our problems, and the sum total of mankind's history , could be wiped out in a blink of a eye, if ( when ) our sun, or a near by star , decides to get fussy and throw a fit.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:37 AM

CAVETROLL

Don't fool around with Mother Nature. She will mess you up.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:30 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER

Any impact for earth. Loved the photos, btw. Our sun is awesome.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:41 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Loved the photos, btw. Our sun is awesome.

( chorus )- Yes, our Sun is an awesome Sun !

hee hee hee

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:46 AM

BYTEMITE

The situation flared up and was getting real hot but we blasted right on through. The kind of event you'll talk about for ions, stand out prominent in your memory. It was shock and aurora. Don't think we'll ever forget that reminder of how dangerous the pun is.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:16 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Good one, Byte...except I think maybe you meant "eons"?

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:19 AM

BYTEMITE

Well, if satellite communications and wireless goes out, it'll certainly be an ionic moment.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:06 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

Did you guys know that the Aurora makes noises? Byte and I are the only people I know of who have heard it. I have this theory that only really different people can hear it. Maybe I'm wrong, have you guys ever heard it?

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:09 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:

Good one, Byte...except I think maybe you meant "eons"?

Oh good grief, Niki. Byte was trying to be PUNNY !

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:39 PM

BYTEMITE

Emphasis on "trying."

Also, Riona is right. The aurora really does make a sound. I suspect it's only if you have really good hearing, because it's often very faint and also somewhat low pitched. If hearing is damaged or deteriorated, you probably won't hear it.

Also, apparently the solar storm touched off some really pretty ones. There's even been red and golds, which are rarer for an aurora and only happen when they're particularly intense. (these are mostly showing the green and white, though in one of them you can see a hint of purple)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/a-spectacular-au
rora-borealis-display-202/2012/01/26/gIQADhqkTQ_video.html

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Friday, January 27, 2012 6:55 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Thanx for the link, Byte, that is truly gorgeous...I'm envious! Sorry I didn't catch your tease...you do it so seldom, I don't expect it. Kudos...the second one's even better!~

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