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Sunspot twice as wide as Earth could fire eruptions straight at us Its a big one – Daily Express
usnewssite.com ^ | Saturday, May 8, 2021

Posted on 05/08/2021 3:30:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin

NASA satellites have observed a large sunspot forming on the surface of the Sun. The sunspot is twice as wide as Earth and it is facing away from us, for now. However, as Earth moves around the host star, the sunspot could fire a solar flare right at us.

Astronomy site Space Weather said: “A new sunspot is emerging over the sun’s northeastern limb, and it’s a big one.

“The sunspot’s primary core is twice as wide as Earth, and it is accompanied by two Moon-sized companion spots – dimensions which make it an easy target for amateur solar telescopes.

“In recent days it has hurled multiple CMEs into space.

“Future eruptions could be aimed at Earth as the sunspot turns toward us in the days ahead.”

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; carringtonevent; cme; coronalmassejection; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; science; sida; sunspot; sunspots
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To: T. P. Pole

The sun takes around 35-40 days to rotate depending on the latitude. Faster at the equator


61 posted on 05/08/2021 4:47:20 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: BenLurkin

CDC has recommended that you wear masks during high Sunspot activity .... this will prevent the spreading of gamma rays to the elderly and other at risk groups.


62 posted on 05/08/2021 4:47:54 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: butlerweave

DOGE to the Mooooon!!

.....

OH Snap!!


63 posted on 05/08/2021 4:55:49 PM PDT by bakeneko
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To: BenLurkin

The sky really is falling this week. The heavens are not pleased with us and they’re right.


64 posted on 05/08/2021 4:58:55 PM PDT by bgill
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To: BenLurkin

Post 80 of the Global Cooling Watch?


65 posted on 05/08/2021 5:01:04 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

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66 posted on 05/08/2021 5:07:58 PM PDT by bitt (People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.)
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To: BenLurkin

Thanks Ben. Just put up SunZone Free signs. That’ll solve it. : )


67 posted on 05/08/2021 5:10:05 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: bgill
The sky really is falling this week. The heavens are not pleased with us and they’re right.

I'd be willing to do my part and "sacrifice" a few virgins.

68 posted on 05/08/2021 5:10:16 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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To: T. P. Pole

The sun rotates.

I’ll have to look up the period of solar rotation.

I used to know it...


69 posted on 05/08/2021 5:10:43 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: CodeToad; T. P. Pole

Yep.

I should read other, smarter people’s comments before opening my yap.


70 posted on 05/08/2021 5:13:04 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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To: BenLurkin

71 posted on 05/08/2021 5:13:35 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: BenLurkin

So the sun is firing at us....

RETURN FIRE!!!

Launch the marshmallows!

Fire the chocolate bars!

Turn loose the graham crackers!

When the sun shoots flames at you, make some S’mores.


72 posted on 05/08/2021 5:18:22 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: immadashell

Hope it isn’t like the one in 1859 that melted all the telegraph wires. Were would we be if we could not send telegtraphs?


73 posted on 05/08/2021 5:19:21 PM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: T. P. Pole

The sun also turns on it’s axis.


74 posted on 05/08/2021 5:34:15 PM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz )
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To: Bratch

Picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue.


75 posted on 05/08/2021 5:34:22 PM PDT by Nateman (Keep Liberty Alive! Article V!)
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To: PGalt

George Harrison gave us good advice. ‘Here comes the sun and I say, it’s alright’.


76 posted on 05/08/2021 5:37:03 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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To: BenLurkin

Bend over and kiss Uranus goodbye!


77 posted on 05/08/2021 5:39:35 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Except bears. Bears will definitely kill you.)
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To: Viking2002

Just store your back up electronics in this.

78 posted on 05/08/2021 5:45:19 PM PDT by MAAG (Surely the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets.)
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To: BenLurkin

My security system says that website is a malicious URL. It is blocked.


79 posted on 05/08/2021 5:47:31 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: tflabo
Its alright?


80 posted on 05/08/2021 5:55:10 PM PDT by HerrBlucher
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