Posted on 01/02/2017 10:19:07 AM PST by tired&retired
A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE Stretching more than halfway across the face of the sun is turning toward Earth.
There is a "coronal hole"--a region in the sun's atmosphere where the magnetic field has opened up, allowing solar wind to escape. A stream of solar wind flowing from this coronal hole could reach Earth as early as Jan. 4th (Jan. 5th is more likely), sparking G1-class geomagnetic storms. Polar sky watchers should be alert for auroras later this week.
OR, the two will continue to widen until the magnetic field completely collapses, then starts back up after the poles reverse.
The Sun's pole flipping is overdue, so it's not unexpected.
Wait a minute...
There was nothing in my horoscope about this.
Yes. Under six inches of of lead, ten feet of concrete and twenty feet of water just to be safe. For gamma ray bursts however, increase aforementioned by a factor of ten. Bring enough snacks and drinks for duration.
I see what you did there !
I guess we'll just have to wait for it to Peter out !
He was the King, He’s pretty much approaching NothingHood so nobody want’s to touch his Corona Hole anymore.
Probably just Hot Gas.
The difference is 2-1/2 feet in height and 140 pounds....
Who knew they had cars and air conditioners on the sun.
60 miles per HOUR......as compared to 500 miles per SECOND.
But that begs a question. With a release of pressure, there is an accompanying cooling. Does the Sun have a cooling at the coronal hole?
Oh no, not that! /s
Im quite sure that by January 21st, the Coronal A Hole will be gone.
You live up to your name! I hope the Coronal A Hole takes the Coronal B Hole with him.
Outstanding! It’s gonna be tough ever beating that post.
It is the Def Star. OMG!
Everyone calm down and enjoy the spectacular northern lights if you live far enough north.
I grew up in MT and only say the Norther lights once. It was in 1992 I think.
“There appear to be two holes. Lets call them A and B.
Im quite sure that by January 21st, the Coronal A Hole will be gone.”
I see what you did there ;)
I think every Freeper should send you a dollar for that one!!
Also known as the Coronated A-hole
:P
If you’re looking for intelligent, easy to “get up to speed on” lessons on the sun, go to Youtube and review “Suspicious0bservers”. He also has a website.
Ben Davidson is a PA resident who has been studying the sun for over a decade. He, and other colleagues have created earthquake prediction models that recently received successful peer review and are now accepted science - his work is saving lives.
Suspicious0bservers.org too, but you have to pay for that site.
I’m betting that global warming had something to do with this.
I will rejoice when it is official, for sure.
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