SpaceWeather: (Solar) FARSIDE ACTIVITY CONTINUES

www.spaceweather.com ^ | Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 | www.spaceweather.com

[The Comedian]

For the second day in a row, an active region on the far side of the sun is exploding and hurling CMEs into space. Click on the image to view a movie of the latest:

Today's eruption was almost as dramatic as yesterday's, and suggests that more eruptions are in the offing.

These explosions are occuring almost directly beneath NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft. An onboard telescope has recorded bright flashes of extreme UV radiation and shadowy shock waves emanating from the blast site (Jan. 13th movie). The telescope has also pinpointed the source: It is located just over the sun's eastern limb. Solar rotation is turning the region toward Earth, so geoeffective solar activity could commence within days. Stay tuned.

[The Comedian]

The controversial 87 day solar cycle hits its next peak on Jan. 18.

Keep your eyes peeled, and your electronics shielded...

[The Comedian]

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Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[null and void]

Gary Larson is making cartoons again?

This is FANTASTIC news!

Wut?

*nevermind*

[Dead Corpse]

The Far Side?

No reason. It's Friday...

[Hatteras]

And to compound the problem, somebody changed my Zodiac sign!!!

[null and void]

And to compound the problem, somebody changed my Zodiac sign!!!

Is nothing sacred?

[The Comedian]

Keep messing with me...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[null and void]

We will...

[Quix]

Hmmmmmm

[JRandomFreeper]

Keep my electronics shielded my fuzzy tush! I intend to see if the bands are open for DX. It's been a long, long dry spell for radio operators.

/johnny

[guitar4jesus]

". . . I intend to see if the bands are open for DX. It's been a long, long dry spell for radio operators"

I don't think this minimum will be over for quite some time . . .

I guess we're facing the wrong side of the sun for Ham Radio!

[Dead Corpse]

MwAhahahahaaaa....

"I love the 'mwahahas'..." /Benzoate Ostylezene Bicarbonate

[Dead Corpse]

I was a Gemini. Now I’m just a “LOL!Wut?”

[TheOldLady]

I am now a [shudder] Scorpio. [sobs hysterically]

[TheOldLady]

So now they’re going to tax CMEs. After all, how long can the sun last when it’s massively ejecting itself like some sort of cosmic bulimic?

“Only government” can dooooo something!

[glock rocks]

NOAA Space Weather

Don't miss the Auroral activity link at the bottom...

[SunkenCiv]

Solar rotation is turning the region toward Earth, so geoeffective solar activity could commence within days.

Thanks The Comedian.

• Solar rotation is able to vary with latitude because the Sun is composed of a gaseous plasma. The rate of rotation is observed to be fastest at the equator (latitude f=0 deg), and to decrease as latitude increases.

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[Eaker]

Yeah?

I’m a Ophiuchus.

Whoo hoo.

[Quix]

Love it.

Gotta share with my class.

[Quix]

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