ROFL! Shhhh... here comes one now!
Posted on 10/16/2024 5:18:20 PM PDT by george76
NASA and NOAA have declared the Sun’s solar maximum, noting increased sunspot activity and heightened solar events that influence Earth’s space weather.
This period is linked to significant geomagnetic storms and aurora displays, with potential disruptions to satellites and communication systems.
Solar Maximum Announced by NASA and NOAA..
During a teleconference on Tuesday, officials from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel declared that the Sun has entered its solar maximum period. This phase, characterized by heightened magnetic activity, could continue for the next year.
The solar cycle is an approximately 11-year period during which the Sun oscillates between periods of low and high magnetic activity. At the cycle’s peak, the Sun undergoes a magnetic flip where its magnetic poles reverse positions—akin to Earth’s North and South poles switching places every decade. This transition marks the shift from a quieter phase to one of intense activity and frequent solar storms.
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Sunspot Monitoring and Solar Activity..
To monitor and forecast the stages of the solar cycle, and ultimately, solar activity, NASA and NOAA track sunspots, which are cooler areas on the Sun’s surface. These spots arise from concentrated magnetic fields and are key indicators of the Sun’s more active regions. These regions of intense and complex magnetic fields are not only visually striking but are also the origins of powerful solar eruptions.
“During solar maximum, the number of sunspots, and therefore, the amount of solar activity, increases,” said Jamie Favors, director, Space Weather Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This increase in activity provides an exciting opportunity to learn about our closest star — but also causes real effects at Earth and throughout our solar system.”
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The solar cycle is the natural cycle of the Sun as it transitions between low and high activity. During the most active part of the cycle, known as solar maximum, the Sun can unleash immense explosions of light, energy, and solar radiation — all of which create conditions known as space weather. Space weather can affect satellites and astronauts in space, as well as communications systems — such as radio and GPS — and power grids on Earth.
Effects of Solar Activity on Earth...
Solar activity strongly influences conditions in space known as space weather. This can affect satellites and astronauts in space, as well as communications and navigation systems — such as radio and GPS — and power grids on Earth. When the Sun is most active, space weather events become more frequent. Solar activity has led to increased aurora visibility and impacts on satellites and infrastructure in recent months.
During May 2024, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest geomagnetic storm at Earth in two decades — and possibly among the strongest displays of auroras on record in the past 500 years.
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Historical Perspective on Solar Cycles..
Solar cycles have been tracked by astronomers since Galileo first observed sunspots in the 1600s. Each solar cycle is different — some cycles peak for larger and shorter amounts of time, and others have smaller peaks that last longer.
“Solar Cycle 25 sunspot activity has slightly exceeded expectations,”
I wish I still lived in Alaska...
A DJ once reported a major solar flare story and said “Scientists claimed the waves from the event could affect human brains on earth. Sure enough, men called each other and then went out shopping all day and women stayed home in front of the TV with friends drinking beer, eating snacks and watching the game.
Glow Bull Warming. Internal Combustion Engines to blame. Just ask Kamala.
Good.
Maybe we can actually have a night where it’s clear and an aurora at the same time.
I saw the comet tonight.
Evidently they were wrong.
Do we have to go outside and squint up at the sky at a certain time in a certain direction until our necks get stiff? I haven’t seen the Aurora or the comet yet.
That enormous glowing ball of plasma sure seems temperamental. I think we can all be grateful that it has no effect on our weather, otherwise we’d have even more climate change than we already do.
Nobody legitimate would have made those statements!
A puppetry major claim that after a night of toking?
Where did you see\hear this?
Full moon in my part of NE Georgia
Scientists these days are witch-doctors with peer review.
:-)
I was kinda thinking the same thing. Have no recollection of anything like that.
Solar Maximum to affect women, trans, gays,minorities etc. the most. The solar maximum is racist and sexist and misogynist and homophobic, etc.
Underwater volcanoes
What CAN’T glow bull warming do?
Likely in a lot of other places, too. 🤣
*puts hand against wall and braces*
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