While the powerful solar flare was not aimed directly at Earth when it erupted, it did trigger a radio blackout at 5:26 a.m. EST Sun fires off powerful solar flare, triggering radio blackout
This was the closest of calls, and sort of compliments the story we have been worried about for days regarding the big hole in the sun.. This almost-flare took place two weeks ago. But yet we’re only learning about it today in the mainstream. And it’s top story worthy.. in my opinion. But most people … Read moreMassive solar flare narrowly misses Earth, EMP disaster barely avoided
A part of the sun is missing.. Hear that? The reason it is dark is because that chunk of the sun ripped off and blew away, and is not traveling to earth at 2 million miles per hour. It’s happened before–but rarely this large of a chunk of the sun this big….. Although a bigger … Read more
You are looking at a coronal hole. According to Solar Ham, it is rotating to be directly aligned with earth around May 31. MORE HERE
These are amazing times in our sky…. Sun unleashes four massive solar flares in two days
And the sun spot will soon be facing the pale blue dot. Sun unleashes strong solar flares
Just read a very interesting but unscientific article on a website claiming that the sun was getting whiter brighter an hotter than ever before.. There weren’t any findings within the text of the story that back up the author’s point of view but there were rather vague memories from when he was younger.. He recalls a time … Read moreChampagne supernova in the sky. Is the sun going to go wild?
AND IF THE BIG FLARE HITS, THERE WOULD BE NO PLACE TO RUN Ask anyone who knows me. I get paranoid about solar activity. Really, I monitor SpaceWeather.com like it’s my son’s baby monitor while he sleeps. And when that big flare hits?? Yes, like you I won’t be ready. And just like you I’ll … Read more
Beauty in a 1 minute.. Here is a time lapse video of the Northern Lights in the early morning hours of 7/15/2012 taken just north of Dubuque, Iowa at the Balltown, Iowa scenic overlook. And the scenes of a green and purple aura in the sky are absolutely amazing. Not sure if my hometown saw … Read more
And I reiterate: I hope this won’t happen should there be a ‘big one’.. It appears the world is not going to sizzle with this flare–and won’t in the future, either. But when a strong X class has the potential to do some damage you’d hope that federal agencies are on the same page. But … Read moreHere is another story on federal agencies offering opposing forecasts of the solar impact to the planet