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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.”
(Excerpt) Read more at usnewssite.com ...
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
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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))
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.
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posted on
05/08/2021 4:47:54 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
To: butlerweave
DOGE to the Mooooon!!
.....
OH Snap!!
63
posted on
05/08/2021 4:55:49 PM PDT
by
bakeneko
To: BenLurkin
The sky really is falling this week. The heavens are not pleased with us and they’re right.
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posted on
05/08/2021 4:58:55 PM PDT
by
bgill
To: BenLurkin
Post 80 of the Global Cooling Watch?
65
posted on
05/08/2021 5:01:04 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...
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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.)
To: BenLurkin
Thanks Ben. Just put up SunZone Free signs. That’ll solve it. : )
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:10:05 PM PDT
by
PGalt
(Past Peak Civilization?)
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. )
To: T. P. Pole
The sun rotates.
I’ll have to look up the period of solar rotation.
I used to know it...
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:10:43 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
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.)
To: BenLurkin
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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)
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.
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:18:22 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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?
To: T. P. Pole
The sun also turns on it’s axis.
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:34:15 PM PDT
by
phoneman08
(qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz )
To: Bratch
Picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue.
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:34:22 PM PDT
by
Nateman
(Keep Liberty Alive! Article V!)
To: PGalt
George Harrison gave us good advice. ‘Here comes the sun and I say, it’s alright’.
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:37:03 PM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or tyranny )
To: BenLurkin
Bend over and kiss Uranus goodbye!
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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.)
To: Viking2002
Just store your back up electronics in this.
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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.)
To: BenLurkin
My security system says that website is a malicious URL. It is blocked.
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posted on
05/08/2021 5:47:31 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
To: tflabo
Its alright?
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