Posted on 01/14/2011 11:20:16 AM PST by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at spaceweather.com ...
There is this book, One Second After.
Whether from the sun, or by the hand of man; it’s not a matter of if, or why.
It’s a matter of when.
I need tinfoil for that, right?
;-)
So now you don’t exist at all? Cool! Schrodinger’s Eaker.
Thanks fanfan.
For cheering you up? ;-)
;’)
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