FOXNews.com - Solar Tsunami to Strike Earth Tonight
Anyone know how this will affect us, if at all? Thanks.
Anyone know how this will affect us, if at all? Thanks.
Solar Tsunami to Strike Earth Tuesday Night
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RUN! RUN! RUN!
Sorry Bob, I had to beat you to it!
He's busy getting ready to deflect the geomagnetic storm.
He will save the day!
RUN! RUN! RUN!
Sorry Bob, I had to beat you to it!
I'm sure it will only affect E*.... D* will be fine <sarcasm>
If you live anywhere near the north and south poles, you should get a very nice light show. Other than that, few people will notice. This happens from time to time and I have enjoyed a couple of light shows myself.
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Australis
Don't forget that Comcast will be safe as well....
Nope, they use hits :headend in the sky, satellite distribution.
I live in Chicago, so I doubt I'll see anything.
Off topic, filming of Transformers 3 is going on across the street from my office. Yesterday they had all the the Transformers cars doing skids and slides into the lot of the old Chicago Post Office on Van Buren. It's been fun to watch!
So no aurora's, but I get Transformers....
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You might be surprised at what you will be able to see tonight.
Many Nasa, JPL and MIT scientist are predicting that the aurora should be visible as far south as Colorado and Virginia. The show should start just after midnight and last until sometime at dawn.(EST)
And to correct the OP. It wasn't tons of plasma.
It was thousands of cubic miles of plasma that was directed straight at the earth.(Which is very rare.Usually we get indirect blows).
Something in the billion ton range.
Just to be on the safe side. It might be a good idea to unplug all your expensive electronic equipment before you go to bed.
Many Nasa, JPL and MIT scientist are predicting that the aurora should be visible as far south as Colorado and Virginia. The show should start just after midnight and last until sometime at dawn.(EST)
And to correct the OP. It wasn't tons of plasma.
It was thousands of cubic miles of plasma that was directed straight at the earth.(Which is very rare.Usually we get indirect blows).
Something in the billion ton range.
Just to be on the safe side. It might be a good idea to unplug all your expensive electronic equipment before you go to bed.
Don't forget that Comcast will be safe as well....
I know that, you know that, but Bob will be so Comcastic he won't realize that it's not working....
Waiting for the Fox Editorial which will blame Obama for this.
In the meantime, a link to the Space Weather site.
NOAA POES Auroral Activity
Space Weather Now I still believe this would a great piece on the home page.
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