The halo of the huge coronal mass ejection on September 5, as seen by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft. The CME occurred on the far side of the sun.
NASA/STEREO AHEAD COR2
Posted on 09/08/2022 11:56:18 AM PDT by BenLurkin
An enormous explosion erupted from behind the sun on Monday, and scientists think its source could be rotating toward the Earth in the coming days.
On September 5, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft recorded a significant coronal mass ejection (CME)—an eruption of plasma and magnetic activity from the sun's atmosphere—that occurred on the far side of the sun.
Since the CME did not occur in the direction of Earth, scientists spotted it by its "halo," a giant shockwave that could be seen from Earth's position on the other side of the sun.
The halo of the huge coronal mass ejection on September 5, as seen by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft. The CME occurred on the far side of the sun.
NASA/STEREO AHEAD COR2
Most CMEs are not strong enough to cause any disruption that the public will notice, but particularly strong CMEs are possible.
While the September 5 CME is not expected to cause any problems on Earth, it's possible that its suspected source—a huge sunspot known as AR3088, might.
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The Sun’s tribute to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
What the hell has Trump done NOW??
BUT YET we can’t seem to get PICS from the “dark” side of the MOON???
“significant coronal mass ejection (CME)—an eruption of plasma”
AKA - Sunday Chipotle Pass
Wow! It’s like the sun blew it’s nose off!
Question: should I wrap my hi-fi equipment in tin foil?
Speakers too?
“And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes
I’ll see you...well, you know the rest
Turn off all electronic devices in California immediately. Leave them off until further notice.
He may have farted......
Or the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today is the Feast of the Nativity of Mary.
“An enormous explosion erupted from behind the sun on Monday”
The dark side of the sun
“What the hell has Trump done NOW??”
I demand a grand jury investigation!!! /s
Latest Ukraine Missile just overshot Moscow?
It’s the far side of the Moon, and we have thoroughly mapped it.
Just a matter of time before it shoots a big one our way.
Holy moly that’s quite a maelstrom. Could probably swallow a hundred earths easily.
You serious?
Wouldn’t hurt, but probably the most important step is unplugging it from the power grid, since it will be the power surges that this thing might cause that do the real damage. The earth’s magnetosphere usually blunts most of the EMP effect from these things, but they can still overload power grids by induction.
Dang Global warming
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