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We sure have been experiencing a lot of “coincidences” lately, haven’t we? On Friday, Israeli forces conducted their first localized raids inside Gaza. Then on Saturday, the path of a spectacular “ring of fire” solar eclipse marched across the continental United States. Is it just a coincidence that this eclipse has happened just as the Great Middle East War is commencing? Throughout human history, eclipses have often coincided with tragic events and major historical turning points. For example, earlier today I came across an article that took a look back at “the World War I eclipse”… Such was the case...

Question: Mark 16: 17-18 of the NIV translation reads: “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” My question about this passage is since we don’t see many christian believers performing in these manners, what did Jesus mean by this if we should be taking this literally? Answer: Actually, this is a somewhat...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The presidential seal has fallen off President Barack Obama's podium and clattered to the stage as Obama delivered a speech to a women's conference. The president was joking with the audience and getting some laughs when he realized what happened. "All of you know who I am," he quipped. Obama told the audience that somebody in the back was really nervous, referring to the staffer who hung the seal on the front of the lectern so precariously.

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DENVER - The sun is demanding everyone's attention, three weeks into perhaps the most dramatic and unexpected chain of eruptions ever observed venting from its seething, bubbling surface. There have been as many as 11 salvos since Oct. 19. And the fireworks could reach a new crescendo by Thanksgiving, the nation's busiest holiday for air travel, just one of the things that can be disrupted. "There's been nothing quite like this," said Bill Murtagh, a space weather forecaster for the National Oceanic and Space Administration in Boulder, Colo. "Another big blow is not what anyone needs." NASA scientists compare it...

Professor Ramon Lopez, Art's first hour guest, confirmed that there are very large explosions taking place on the far side of the sun. Quite possibly these are coming from sunspot 10486. We do not know if that sunspot is now shrinking or is growing. From this side, all we are seeing are the full halos expanding out.

CNN Headline news is reporting (only on bottom of screen) that at the time of the eclipse, there has been a rare planetary alignment that has formed a Star of David. Anyone have any info. or pictures?

Red Moon set to dive behind Earth By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor The colour of the Moon can change dramatically A total lunar eclipse will be visible on Saturday from Europe, Africa, the Americas, and much of Asia - if the weather is kind and gives clear skies. The Moon regularly passes into the Earth's shadow and becomes dimmer. It happens about every six months or so. A lunar eclipse has no great importance astronomically but can be enjoyed by many people without special equipment. Skywatchers should train their eyes on the Moon from 2215...

The X18+ solar flare has been associated with a high velocity FULL HALO coronal mass ejection. There IS an Earthward directed component. Estimated plane of sky velocity for this event is 2381 km/sec, although it is probable the true velocity is above 2400 km/sec because there is some evidence for acceleration of the CME. True x-ray intensity is unknown, but is probably near the X30 x-ray level (possibly between X30 and X40). VERY impressive event! Definitely one for the record books. We have no idea yet when this one might impact the Earth or how strong the impact might be....

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The Sun cut loose with three severe flares in less than 24 hours through Monday morning, bringing to nine the number of major eruptions in less than two weeks. Scientists have never witnessed a string of activity like this. Colorful aurora are expected to grace the skies at high latitudes and possibly into lower portions of the United States and Europe over the next two or three nights. Satellites and power grids could once again be put at risk. Early Monday, Paal Brekke, deputy project manager of the SOHO spacecraft, was still digesting the significance of the three additional outbursts...

Another remarkable solar flare has erupted from giant sunspot 486--an X8-class blast at 1725 UT on Nov. 2nd. Because the sunspot is nearing the sun's western limb, this explosion was not aimed squarely at Earth. Even so, a coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading our way. Auroras could appear on Nov. 3rd or 4th when the fast-moving cloud delivers a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field. Visit spaceweather.com for more information and images.

Another high X flare. Looks to be an X8 or X9.

A magnetic storm provided some breathtaking views in certain parts of western Pennsylvania Thursday night. Aurora borealis, commonly known as "Northern Lights," lit up the sky with a red glow. According to the DeNardo Weather team, auroras appear when Earth's magnetic field vibrates in response to a solar wind gust. People on the ground are protected from any danger by a magnetic bubble around Earth called the "magnetosphere." Visit spaceweather.com for more information about auroras.

OK - Freepers...get off of those computers and go look at the night sky! Big Solar Flare Show! Don't miss it!.

<p>As Earth's magnetic field weathered a strong solar shock wave this week, the sun unleashed another powerful flare that could herald more geomagnetic storms on Thursday.</p> <p>"It's like the Earth is looking right down the barrel of a giant gun pointed at us by the sun...and it's taken two big shots at us," said John Kohl of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.</p>

The geomagnetic storm from the impact yesterday has re-intensified... Auroral oval is INTENSE and directly OVER Massachusetts/Connecticut/New York City..aurora should be visible immediately after dark... http://www.dan.sp-agency.ca/www/rtoval.htm And a massive new X11 flare from the same sunspot as the last one JUST occured... http://www.sec.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5m.html http://sec.noaa.gov/pmap/

<p>"It's headed straight for us like a freight train," said John Kohl, a solar astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass. "This is the real thing."</p> <p>Predictions are it could strike Earth's magnetic field by midday Wednesday.</p>

'Perfect solar storm' sends massive eruption Earth's wayBY SPACEFLIGHT NOWPosted: October 28, 2003 The third most powerful solar flare ever recorded erupted from the Sun earlier today, and scientists say Earth could feel the effects with communications disruptions and loss of power. Image from SOHO today showing the eruption. Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO  At about 6 a.m. EST (1100 GMT), satellites watched as the event occurred. The flare was significantly larger than several unleashed since last week. "This is the real thing," says John Kohl, a solar astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and principal investigator for the Ultraviolet Coronagraph...

SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY: One of the most powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X17-category explosion, erupted from sunspot 486 this morning at approximately 1110 UT. A strong solar radiation storm is in progress. The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection almost directly toward Earth, which could trigger bright auroras when it arrives perhaps as early as tonight.