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Earth braces for solar storm, potential aurora displays
.space.com ^ | 03/30/2022 | Tereza Pultarova

Posted on 03/30/2022 4:25:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A powerful solar storm is set to hit Earth on Thursday (March 31) with spectacular aurora displays accompanying it after the sun fired nearly 20 flares from a single sunspot in just two days.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), spat out from the overactive sunspot AR2975, on Monday (March 28), are heading toward our planet and might trigger a geomagnetic storm rated as G3 on NOAA's five-point scale.

(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: ar2975; astronomy; aurora; carringtonevent; catastrophism; cme; coronalmassejection; hamradio; science; sida; solarstorm; sunspot; sunspots
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1 posted on 03/30/2022 4:25:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

CNN will be telling us tomorrow that it’s the reason for inflation.


2 posted on 03/30/2022 4:27:51 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: BenLurkin

Is that Grand Solar Minimum thing everyone has been talking about.


3 posted on 03/30/2022 4:29:45 PM PDT by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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To: BenLurkin

Walmart is selling braces?


4 posted on 03/30/2022 4:30:53 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: BenLurkin

Solar storms are inherently racist and homo and trans phoebe


5 posted on 03/30/2022 4:37:49 PM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: BenLurkin

Please not, the dates are based on UT/Greenwich/Zulu time.
For North America, it translates to ‘after sunset TONIGHT, Wed, March 30.

Europe, before dawn on 3/31.

https://www.spaceweather.com/


6 posted on 03/30/2022 4:42:08 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: Kartographer; john316; Billthedrill; SunkenCiv; All

‘Cannibal’ coronal mass ejection will hit Earth at nearly 2 million mph, scientists say
By Ben Turner published about 10 hours ago

The Northern Lights could be visible as far south as Pennsylvania and Oregon.

https://www.livescience.com/cannibal-coronal-mass-ejection-inbound


7 posted on 03/30/2022 4:43:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: ApplegateRanch

Ah. Thank you!


8 posted on 03/30/2022 4:43:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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To: BenLurkin

You’re welcome. I’ve been screwed on previous occasions because of articles or newscasters not making the time clear.


9 posted on 03/30/2022 4:51:07 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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To: BenLurkin
Ben, Thanks!

You...and anyone reading this...who has Windows 10 can go down and add a clock with Universal Time;

Currently its 11:51 UTC by my clock.

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Additional information:

https://spaceweather.com/

GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G3-CLASS): Strong G3-class geomagnetic storms are possible during the early UT hours of March 31st when a Cannibal CME is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. During such storms, naked-eye auroras can descend into the USA as far south as, e.g., Illinois and Oregon (geomagnetic latitude 50o). North Americans should be alert for auroras after local nightfall on March 30th. The hours before dawn on March 31st are probably best for Europeans. Aurora alerts: SMS Text.

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE AND CME (UPDATED): Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected an X1.3-class solar flare (March 30 @ 1737 UT). The source is active sunspot AR2975--the same sunspot that has already hurled at least two CMEs toward Earth this week. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the flare's extreme ultraviolet flash:

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This CME will probably reach Earth during the early hours of April 2nd. (NOAA and NASA modeling, now underway, will soon refine the arrival time.) Its impact could trigger moderately-strong G2-class geomagnetic storms, extending a period of geomagnetic unrest expected to begin tonight with the arrival of a Cannibal CME launched by the same sunspot a few days ago. High-latitude sky watchers should prepare for auroras.

10 posted on 03/30/2022 4:58:19 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: BenLurkin

I wonder to what extent electric heart pacemakers may be affected?


11 posted on 03/30/2022 5:03:23 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

(We are little Green circle)

12 posted on 03/30/2022 5:06:17 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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To: iontheball

Not at all would be my guess.


13 posted on 03/30/2022 5:06:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
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Soooo...that means the consecration of Russia was invalid...!

And the failed consecration of the second secret?

When you see a night illumined by an unknown light, know that this is the great sign given you by God that he is about to punish the world for its crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and of the Holy Father.


14 posted on 03/30/2022 5:10:41 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.solarham.net/


15 posted on 03/30/2022 5:37:52 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: BenLurkin

I am not bracing. Nobody is bracing.


16 posted on 03/30/2022 5:39:13 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: BenLurkin

Cause: Trump Russian collusion.


17 posted on 03/30/2022 5:52:35 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: BenLurkin

Obviously Trump’s fault.


18 posted on 03/30/2022 5:58:04 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: BenLurkin

Great..dead tree flowers, pollen and now coronal ejaculations...I’ll never get this mess cleaned up.


19 posted on 03/30/2022 6:14:47 PM PDT by Adder (Proud member of the FJBLGB community: /s is implied where applicable.)
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To: ApplegateRanch

I swear, solar activity causes cloud cover where ever I happen to be.


20 posted on 03/30/2022 6:14:52 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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