OMG! Huge Prominence (CME to hit Earth's magnetic field around April 15th)

Spaceweather ^ | April 14th,2010

[TaraP]

One of the biggest prominences in years erupted from the sun's northwestern limb yesterday. The massive plasma-filled structure rose up and burst during a ~2 hour period around 0900 UT on April 13th. Observers in Europe had a great view:

Updated: The eruption hurled a bright coronal mass ejection (CME, movie) into space. The expanding cloud could deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field around April 15th. NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of polar geomagnetic activity when the CME arrives.

[trad_anglican]

OMG! HUGE PROMINENCE

That's what she said.

[WakeUpAndVote]

Prominence, I haz it.

[Mr. Jazzy]

I bet they are paying attention to this on the ISS and shuttle.

[colorado tanker]

In a related development the IPCC announced the Sun's CME was caused by man-made climate change as documented in a “peer reviewed” paper they found wrapped in a piece of Bazooka Bubble Gum . . . .

[WNC mountainboy]

Signs in the Heavens ????????

[Yo-Yo]

One of the biggest prominences in years

Since the Sun has been unusually quiet for an extended period, it's also one of the only prominences in years.

[RandallFlagg]

[dynachrome]

I haz stole yer pic!

;)

[wolfcreek]

Here a movie of a similar event.

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/bestofsoho/Movies/recon/reconsm.mpg

[Pining_4_TX]

Time to give up the diet!

[RandallFlagg]

I haz stole yer pic!

No problem.
After the 15th, we won't have to worry about it all anyway. If the prominence doesn't kill us, it'll be sure to raise the dead from the graves, and we'll all be battling zombies all afternoon long.

[Pining_4_TX]

Awww, cute kitty. :-)

[dynachrome]

I’m sorry I already paid my taxes.

[madamemayhem]

i’m sorry but the description sounds like a cosmic nuclear zit busting open.

[TaraP]

I will try and find it....

[353FMG]

“...35% chance of polar geomagnetic activity when the CME arrives.”

.
Watch it screw up all computers at the IRS and we all get a refund for 2009.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

“I should have had the chocolate mousse!” -Lady on one of the Titanic's life boats.

[greatplains]

Not to mention spikey-haired mutants.

[redhead]

Could it please wipe out the IRS computers?? Pleeeeeeze???

[Myrddin]

I haven't even unpacked my low band and 6m rigs since moving to Pocatello from San Diego. Even the 2m rig is rarely fired up. I was active on voice related things from 1976 through 1985. At that point, packet radio attracted more attention. I left the "Cantenna" dummy load in San Diego. The DopScan was lent to Phil Lapsley in Berkeley to track down a jammer. I've never seen it again. C'est la vie. New equipment costs a lot more than I want to pay for a hobby that I have little time to enjoy.