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Deano
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Deano
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:23 pm Post Subject: |
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| A second X-class flare December the 6th. The sun is rattled. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:55 pm Post Subject: |
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Deano
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:09 pm Post Subject: |
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This activity is centered on sunspot 930. Check out this tsunami like wave...
http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2006/08dec06/ospan_strip.gif
We are currently going through what is called the solar minimum, when generally these events are fairly rare.
Wikipedia says...
Solar minimum and solar maximum--"Solar Min" and "Solar Max" for short--are two extremes of the sun's 11-year activity cycle. At maximum, the sun is peppered with spots, solar flares erupt, and the sun hurls billion-ton clouds of electrified gas toward Earth. It's a good time for sky watchers who enjoy auroras, but not so good for astronauts who have to be wary of radiation storms. Power outages, disrupted satellite functions and communications, malfunctioning GPS receivers--these are just a few of the things that can happen during Solar Max.
Solar minimum is different. Sunspots are fewer--sometimes days or weeks go by without a spot. Solar flares subside. It's a safer time to travel through space, and a less interesting time to watch polar skies.
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Deano
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:41 pm Post Subject: |
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Another one...this one aimed at us.
NASA orders the crews of Discovery and the International Space Station to take shelter overnight in the shielded compartment of ISS. The solar flare erupted unleashing enough radiation to disrupt radio communications on Earth and in orbit while endangering astronauts circling 220 miles above the planet. NASA flight surgeons and agency radiation experts determined that the burst of highly energetic particles approached a limit that made preventative action prudent.
And from space weather dot com...
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Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to reach moderate to high levels. Isolated X-class flares are possible from Region 930.
Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to reach major to severe storm levels. Activity from the CME observed early on 13 December is expected to impact the geomagnetic field by mid to late UTC on day 1 (14 December) of the forecast period. Major to severe storm conditions are expected to continue early into 15 December. Levels should decrease to unsettled to minor storming by 16 December. The greater than 100 MeV and 10 MeV proton events now in progress are expected to continue for the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Anyone notice heavy chemtrail operations today. Multiple lines all day here. Just an observation. |
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Deano
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a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth on Dec. 14th. Our planet's magnetic field reverberated for more than 24 hours after the impact.
Another CME is on the way, but it won't cause such a widespread display. The incoming cloud was launched yesterday by an X1-explosion above sunspot 930. The blast was not squarely Earth-directed, so the CME's impact will be a glancing one.
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