Massive sunspot is turning towards Earth this can result in major solar flares that can effect electrical systems

First Post ^ | 08/07/2020

[BenLurkin]

A massive sunspot on the Sun is turning towards our planet and this could result in strong solar flares. The sunspot AR2770 was detected earlier this week and is expected to grow in size in the upcoming days.

A report by SpaceWeather.com - a space weather forecasting website - said that multiple minor flares have been emitted by the sunspot already as it faced towards the earth. These flares have caused "minor waves of ionization to ripple through Earth's upper atmosphere" but nothing major yet.

A clear picture of the AR2770 has also surfaced that gives a better idea into the current phenomenon. It was captured by an amateur astronomer Martin Wise from Trenton, Florida. The size of the "primary dark core" is about as wide as Mars and it has several "spotlets" on its surface, which are similar to the craters on the surface of the moon.

According to the report in International Business Times, Wise captured the dark sunspot using an 8-inch telescope with safe solar filters and it's dimensions make this sunspot "one of the largest sunspot groups of the current Solar Minimum.”

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), strong solar storms can cause "fluctuations of electrical currents in space and energize electrons and protons trapped in Earth's varying magnetic field". These events can affect radio communications, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) connectivity, power grids and satellites.

[CJ Wolf]

“A sun spot on the sun”? dang is that a thing? Thought sunspots occurred on Uranus?

[adorno]

The sun’s corona is acting up and sending more coronavirus our way.

It’s all because of global warming, and Trump.

[BenLurkin]

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[BenLurkin]

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[dsc]

At least we got a joke out of it.

I’m so happy to see a racial joke again I don’t know whether to crap or wind my watch.

[BenLurkin]

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[BenLurkin]

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[themidnightskulker]

Alright you all. Who had “sunspots” in August?

[Secret Agent Man]

I wish all tbe deliberate hyping journolists and fearpers and everyone exploiting this would be coronaly mass ejected off the planet.

[BenLurkin]

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[BenLurkin]

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[BenLurkin]

It’s going to have to be a doozy to top Improperly Stored Chemical Blast Destroys city in August.

[Billthedrill]

Who had “sunspots” in August?

Not me. (Crumpling ticket in a sweaty fist) I was all in on murder hornets. 2020 is so bad even the world-ending catastrophes suck.

[BenLurkin]

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[Sequoyah101]

Not once in any of these mass coronal events that were going to cause problems have I ever seen anything that really caused much of a problem or one that lasted very long or one that disrupted life as we know it.

The globull warmers should be happy that there is a sunspot since there have not been many for quite some time.

I am looking forward to the coming Ice Age.

[11th_VA]

Everything you wanted to know about the Solar Minimum induced Mini-Ice Age (~2025)

[EnglishOnly]

Good.

[Pining_4_TX]

Lol, good one.

[bigbob]

Where are all you Maunder Minimum doomsayers now? Cycle 25 promises to be a good one!

[Mark]

Shut down the country now!......Oh, wait.....