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Monster radiation burst from Sun
BBC News ^
| 5/14/13
| BBC
Posted on 05/14/2013 9:07:55 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
The Sun has unleashed its most powerful eruption of 2013 so far.
The solar flare - a sudden release of radiation - peaked at 1705 BST on Monday, and was associated with a huge eruption of matter.
When these eruptions reach Earth, they can interfere with electronic systems in satellites and those on the ground.
Nasa said this solar explosion - known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) - was not directed at Earth, but it could pass several US spacecraft.
The event on Monday was classified as an "X-class" flare - the most intense type - with a designation of X2.8 (higher numbers denote a stronger flare). It surpassed an X1.7-class flare that occurred 14 hours earlier.
They are the first X-class events to occur this year.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: aurora; burst; carringtonevent; catastrophism; cme; coronalmassejection; maunderminimum; monster; radiation; solarflare; solarflares; sun
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Standdown on the 6000SF-X4.0 sun cream ,, We got lucky this time, a few birds may get a little warm but we should be OK.
The flare on 13 May comes as the Sun is approaching "solar maximum"
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posted on
05/14/2013 9:09:40 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
Eruptions such as this one in August last year, demonstrate the raw power of our parent star
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posted on
05/14/2013 9:10:50 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: NormsRevenge
Solar shout out to satan’s favorite son. “Double down and dig in Barry-boy.” - Satan, vacationing at the moment at an equatorial hotspot on the sun.
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posted on
05/14/2013 9:12:34 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: NormsRevenge
To: AFPhys
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posted on
05/14/2013 9:35:44 AM PDT
by
metmom
(For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
OMG, that is funny on so many black comedy levels...
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posted on
05/14/2013 9:50:43 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: GraceG
The “Failman” on the envelope was a nice touch.
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posted on
05/14/2013 9:52:12 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: NormsRevenge
If I put my tongue on that like in “The Christmas Story”, would it hurt?
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posted on
05/14/2013 10:40:36 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
(The guy that fires the last bullet gets to write the history books,)
To: NormsRevenge
Odd coincidence.
The guys at SPACEWEATHER.COM seem to have shut down and headed to their basements.
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posted on
05/14/2013 12:58:36 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: cuz_it_aint_their_money
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:03:16 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(The Republican Party is dead. Let's not pretend otherwise.)
To: NormsRevenge
WOW! Pretty amazing...but Monday was very cool here in the east.....wish some of that heat had of reached here!
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:03:47 PM PDT
by
caww
To: NormsRevenge
Several years ago we had the Largest X-class flare on record. It glanced off one side of the Earth, causing little damage. It was not mentioned much in the media, nor in astronomy circles. I asked an expert from NASA what would have happened if it had hit directly ? Would it be like 'french fried people'?
All he said was 'yes'.
When those 'in the know' don't want to talk about it, it must be bad.
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:05:56 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: caww
Solar winds do not travel near the speed of light....takes a while longer to reach us.
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:08:59 PM PDT
by
wxgesr
(I want to be the first person to surf on another planet (Uranus)
To: caww
wish some of that heat had of reached here!Be careful what you wish for. That 'active' region is just turning to face the Earth.
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:10:23 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:11:48 PM PDT
by
wxgesr
(I want to be the first person to surf on another planet (Uranus)
To: All
The uncontrollable red glowing orb in the sky has nothing to do with climate.. it’s your car. Now don’t question me and pay more in taxes and buy my carbon credits and you will be saved.
signed
Al Gore
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posted on
05/14/2013 1:14:55 PM PDT
by
newnhdad
(Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
To: UCANSEE2
The sad thing .. all that work on a nice bunker .. for nought.. if a GRB has ya it in its crosshairs.. it’s gonna be a singy kind of day, ya know that something is burnin’ smell..?
To: caww
They still have ice on the lakes in Minniesoda.. weird weather... global varming no doubt
To: caww; NormsRevenge
BTW, here is an article about the concern I mentioned.
Yet Another X-Class Flare From AR 1748
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3019456/posts
“And with this dynamic sunspot region just now coming around the Sun’s limb and into view, we can likely expect much more of this sort of activity… along with a steadily increasing chance of an Earth-directed CME. “
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posted on
05/14/2013 3:11:28 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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