Posted on 05/15/2025 8:10:59 AM PDT by DFG
On Tuesday, astronomers watched as a vast 'bird wing' eruption sent waves of superheated plasma surging across the sun's northern hemisphere.
At over 600,000 miles long (one million km), the filament of solar material was more than twice as long as the distance from the Earth to the moon.
Now, scientists predict that part of this filament eruption could hit Earth tomorrow.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, aurora chaser Jure Atanackov predicted that the full force of this eruption could trigger a severe or even extreme geomagnetic storm, the highest level on official rating systems.
Stunning video recorded by NASA's solar observation satellites shows the moment that filaments of plasma 75 times larger than Earth peeled away from the sun in a pair of sweeping 'wings'.
Most of the material was shot out of the sun's north pole, so it will mostly avoid Earth.
However, astronomers say that Earth will probably receive a glancing blow from the wake of the passing storm.
That means there is an increased chance of being able to spot the Northern Lights and a risk of disruption to electrical equipment.
Solar filaments are dense ribbons of cooler solar plasma which are suspended above the sun's surface by powerful magnetic fields.
When these magnetic fields become unstable, they can release the filaments in a violent eruption.
Jake Foster, astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, told MailOnline: 'Loops of hot plasma can sprout up from the Sun’s surface, following along its magnetic field lines, and occasionally they break free and shoot off into space at high speeds.'
Sometimes this triggers an event called a coronal mass ejection, a wave of plasma and magnetic fields which is launched into space.
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I’m working on Micro Plastics and I ain’t got Time for This !
More “the sky is falling” click bait.
You’re welcome!
I love sunspot watching with the proper equipment.
And hope I never live to see a Carrington event.
It’s a little more “certain” than that. The actual flare is seen about 72 hours before the particles show up. We KNOW there was a flare. We just dont know about how much of it will hit us until the actual flare starts hitting earth.
No, this wont be the end of life as we know it. But it could impact communications systems that rely on satellites and other delicate electronics.
And no…this wont be an EMP-like situation. That would require a direct hit.
TYPO, source is dated 5-15-25.
“Most of the material was shot out of the sun’s north pole”
Christmas present.
++++++++++++
Happy ending?
Must have been the reason for 100+ temps and the warnings to not go outside in the sun the past few days.
Has anyone ever noticed any effects from these solar eruptions?
I haven’t, but maybe I’m not special enough.
We are all going to die! Goodbye
Thought it probably was a typo, but I’m not about to click on some crap site like the DM to find out.
In before the “Knowing” reference.
Journalists << Could Be >> telling the truth
Nah, not
“In a post on X, formerly Twitter”
One would think that would be common knowledge by now…
Spaceweather.com --> "AURORA WARNING ISSUED FOR MARS: Yesterday's X2.7-class solar flare hurled a CME into space. It won't hit Earth, but it will hit Mars. According to a NASA model, the CME will reach the Red Planet on May 18th. The impact could spark global auroras and erode a small amount of the planet's carbon dioxide atmosphere.If only it would hit earth and "erode a small amount of the carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere." Then we could end all the EV, windmill, solar cell, and carbon sequestration bother and reduce our taxes.
I will let you know. I monitor the atmosphere for radiation, so I am interested to see any spikes. During the day, I have detected bursts of ambient radiation of sometimes 300 or 400 CPM. It is noisy. Fortunately, they don’t last long. Normal radiation is about 20 to 30 CPM.
I remember when we were all in trouble due to the Solar Minimum being too minimalist. It’s always something.
I’m outside now. Am I missing it? Nothing is happening.
Good site for space weather:
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard
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