Massive Solar Blast happened earlier : Othor Games

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:25 pm

Nasa has published images of a big solar flash/blast that happened earlier today. There might be side-effects for the Earth as well, and a change to see Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights at this coming night. Also, this might have some effect on the Earth magnetic field, and might cause disturbs to electric networks.

But, what I'm hoping for is bright Northern Lights to light up the already-light Finnish summer night ^_^

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News060711-blast.html

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:42 am

Nasa has published images of a big solar flash/blast that happened earlier today. There might be side-effects for the Earth as well, and a change to see Aurora Borealis / Northern Lights at this coming night. Also, this might have some effect on the Earth magnetic field, and might cause disturbs to electric networks.

But, what I'm hoping for is bright Northern Lights to light up the already-light Finnish summer night ^_^

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News060711-blast.html

Cool, hope there's no damage to anything important. Where exactly might you have to be too see the Aurora from this?

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:51 pm

All I can think of is the emissions from STALKER

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:19 am

Maybe that's why it was so ridiculously hot on my way from school.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:28 pm

So far no electrical problems.

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:06 am

Did the sun just farted? :blink:

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:34 am

Cool, hope there's no damage to anything important. Where exactly might you have to be too see the Aurora from this?

:unsure: it hasn't been said AFAIK, but I guess the more north/south you are on the globe, the more changes you have to see them, as the earth magnetic field lets more particles pass onto the atmosphere closer to polar regions.

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:45 am

Cool. B)

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:38 am

Gotta love the SDO!

Aye, the Sun's revving up again on it's cycle. Dire predictions for an electronic age. But makes pretty nights

I usually go to Spaceweather.com for a quick snapshot of solar activity, but NOAA also has good stuff as well

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:36 pm

Did the sun just farted? :blink:

http://www.n3kl.org/sun/noaa.html

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:08 pm

Space is a dangerous place, sometime the sun will have a bad day and :flamed: (or atleast ":shocking:" :hehe:).

Everything is out to get us :ahhh:

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:12 am

This actually terrifies me as isnt a solar blast the indicator of cataclysmic events, if its truly as big as the article states than i am very nervous. Please someone quell my fears...

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:32 am

This actually terrifies me as isnt a solar blast the indicator of cataclysmic events, if its truly as big as the article states than i am very nervous. Please someone quell my fears...

What sort of cataclysmic events?

Anyway, no, I'm 100% sure you're wrong because if there was a tiny bit of chance you're right the papers would have blown it out of proportion.

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:23 am

This actually terrifies me as isnt a solar blast the indicator of cataclysmic events, if its truly as big as the article states than i am very nervous. Please someone quell my fears...

Watch FoxNews for more up to date information.

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:30 am

Watch FoxNews for more up to date information.

:rofl:

@hunter2121: I think the world isn't going to end anytime soon, especially not from a solar flare. We get hit by them all the time, and by ones of this magnitude quite commonly. There's silly theories about a massive solar flare that will destroy all technology on the planet or something like that, but the probability of something like that happening is incredibly slim to not even be worth mentioning...

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:50 am

Watch FoxNews for more up to date information.

More like continue watching FoxNews for a list of more things you should fear.

Cool stuff though, especially since sometimes here I can see the northern lights, so maybe if this clear day holds into the night, I can watch a bit of a show.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:29 pm

This actually terrifies me as isnt a solar blast the indicator of cataclysmic events, if its truly as big as the article states than i am very nervous. Please someone quell my fears...

Solar blasts happen all the time. This was just a bigger one. I'm just off to outside with a camera to catch any possible auroras in the sky. But probably will just cause some problems with the networks and mild interference... inter... inter.. int.. int.. i... t. f.... i.... ..fe.... re...

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:53 am

thanks for this
for the info
this is news!

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:43 am

:rofl:

@hunter2121: I think the world isn't going to end anytime soon, especially not from a solar flare. We get hit by them all the time, and by ones of this magnitude quite commonly. There's silly theories about a massive solar flare that will destroy all technology on the planet or something like that, but the probability of something like that happening is incredibly slim to not even be worth mentioning...

I think you'd be suprised about the chances of solar weather causing problems... The Carrington Flare did some real damage back in its day (and even hurt people - Telegrapgh Operators), and I'd hate to see what it would do now. Admittedly Carrington was a once in a 500 year event, but given the greater reliance, I have a feeling a weaker flare (that is to say, weaker than Carrington but still relatively strong) could be worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859

March 1989 Quebec is left without power - Thanks to a solar storm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1989_geomagnetic_storm

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:48 pm

This actually terrifies me as isnt a solar blast the indicator of cataclysmic events, if its truly as big as the article states than i am very nervous. Please someone quell my fears...

Calm down, the sun wont start getting huge and swallowing planets for another 4 billion years.

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:29 am

I think you'd be suprised about the chances of solar weather causing problems... The Carrington Flare did some real damage back in its day (and even hurt people - Telegrapgh Operators), and I'd hate to see what it would do now. Admittedly Carrington was a once in a 500 year event, but given the greater reliance, I have a feeling a weaker flare (that is to say, weaker than Carrington but still relatively strong) could be worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859

March 1989 Quebec is left without power - Thanks to a solar storm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1989_geomagnetic_storm

I'm aware that solar flares can, and have, caused damage to our electrical infrastructure, but what I'm talking about are tinfoil type dooms day scenarios. A super massive solar flare that would would wipe out all the worlds electronics and put us into the dark ages and total anarchy would ensue, that type of thing. Solar flares do pose real risks, but something like that is a worst case scenario, bordering on absurdity. Thanks for the links though, good reading.

» Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:12 pm

No auroras in Southern Finland so far, but it is very light outside, so that might block the auroras out of sight. And only thing that was interfering me was hordes of mosquitos.

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:09 am

Calm down, the sun wont start getting huge and swallowing planets for another 4 billion years.

In astronomical scale that's almost tomorrow :ahhh: (and in human scale that's several eternities away :hehe:)

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:10 am

http://www.willisms.com/archives/durden.jpg

» Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:58 am

That picture is pretty sick.