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Solar Storm 'Could Spark Catastrophe'
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| 10-27-2003
Posted on 10/27/2003 2:49:22 PM PST by blam
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To: blam
The end of the world? Jeepers, why isn't there mass panic?
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posted on
10/28/2003 5:19:37 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: BlueLancer
From Today's Solar Terrestial Activity Report:
Comment added at 11:15 UTC on October 28: Region 10486 was the source of a major M8.4 long duration event peaking at 10:48 UTC. This event occurred in the eastern part of the region and may have triggered a superflare in the remainder of the region, this flare peaked at 11:10 UTC. This superflare has so far peaked at the class X18 level which makes it the second largest flare during cycle 23. The event is likely to be associated with an enormous earth directed CME. The CME will likely reach the Earth sometime between 8 and 17 UTC on October 29. This will be a direct hit and extremely severe geomagnetic storming is possible.
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posted on
10/28/2003 5:24:30 AM PST
by
per loin
To: per loin
Comment added at 11:40 UTC: The X18 flare has sent a very large solar storm towards the Earth. The speed of this storm is exceptional, probably several thousand km/sec judging from the expansion in LASCO C2 images (see below). This flare is also a proton flare.
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posted on
10/28/2003 5:29:47 AM PST
by
per loin
To: per loin
Comment added at 13:05 UTC: The X18+ flare in region 10486 had an amazing effect on most of the visible solar disk. It triggered large filament eruptions to the westnorthwest and east and caused a disintegration of the southern polar crown filament in the southwest quadrant. Some of the effects can be noted in this Solar Soft movie. Notice that the focus is off target, the focus is at the major M8 event in the eastern part of the region. The X18 flare was centered further west. Proton levels at Earth are increasing quickly and this could become a major proton event.
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posted on
10/28/2003 5:31:25 AM PST
by
per loin
To: Hot Tabasco
Do you have a technical college near you? They offer courses in medical equipment repair.
With your background,you should breeze through.
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posted on
10/28/2003 5:39:00 AM PST
by
Gringo1
(If god has made your life so great, why are you living in a trailer?)
To: Thumper1960
Guilty. I have a 1999 GMC Suburban with a TV/DVD in it. My 5 kids just tore the Caravan to bits. If its any consolation, I recent bought a tiny Miata for my nearly 16 year old daughter. But even this was done for evil reasons: its bait to motivate her to continue with the honor roll GPA and wonderful disposition.
What ever is left of this great country will be consumed by my spawn.
To: wku man; SirChas
Thought you might enjoy this thread, and this comment inparticular, my Southern friend.
To: Chancellor Palpatine
Obviously, the fault of Straussian, neo-Wilsonian neocons, empire building and requiring the existence of an advanced network of telecommunication facilities. If we all lived simply and used muzzle loaders and horse, this wouldn't be a worry. And Mexicans. Don't leave them out.
Solar flares... now that's what I consider some serious DOOM.
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posted on
10/28/2003 12:33:09 PM PST
by
Texas_Dawg
(Doom.)
To: blam
A query to radio astronomers. Can the solar storm be manifested on the radio band and if so at what frequency.
And no Dan Rather jokes please.
To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
01/12/2006 11:26:51 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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