Celestial fireworks soon?

pcwood · Jul 3, 2012, 11:31 AM

This could look *very* cool, if you can see it from wherever you live...
http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news...r-the-4th?lite

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The sun sent out a flare powerful enough to disrupt radio communications over Europe today, along with an eruption of electrically charged particles that just might sweep past Earth's magnetic field in time to spark a Fourth of July show of auroral fireworks.

The M5.6-class solar flare, observed by NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory at 6:52 a.m. ET (10:52 GMT), was almost powerful enough to cross over from the medium M-class category to an extreme X-class event, SpaceWeather.com's Tony Phillips noted. "A pulse of X-rays and UV radiation from the flare illuminated Earth's upper atmosphere, producing waves of ionization over Europe," he wrote.

If I understand the article correctly, this would generally mean increased activity of the northern and southern lights. I've only gotten good 'real time' views of them 3 or 4 times. It's a sight worth beholding.

A2597 · Jul 3, 2012, 12:16 PM

Doubt they would make an appearance this far south... oh well...

bob saget · Jul 3, 2012, 12:53 PM

What's mind blowing is that these "flares" are often longer than many Earths side by side.

pcwood · Jul 3, 2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by bob saget

What's mind blowing is that these "flares" are often longer than many Earths side by side.

Do you have any decent camera equipment bob? You should be able to get quite a good view from way up thar....

bob saget · Jul 3, 2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by pcwood

Do you have any decent camera equipment bob? You should be able to get quite a good view from way up thar....

Imagine the greyest, most cloudy sky possible. And then multiply that by 10. I will not be watching anything unfortunately

However it IS good weather for playing video games

pcwood · Jul 3, 2012, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bob saget

Imagine the greyest, most cloudy sky possible. And then multiply that by 10. I will not be watching anything unfortunately

However it IS good weather for playing video games

LoL, I saw that.

We're supposed to be thunderstormy here...so it's either video games or "time" with the lovely wife...

dang the bad luck....

**Trunks0** · Jul 4, 2012, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bob saget

Imagine the greyest, most cloudy sky possible. And then multiply that by 10. I will not be watching anything unfortunately

However it IS good weather for playing video games

Supposed to be clear tomorrow, so we may get lucky

**Trunks0** · Jul 5, 2012, 02:09 AM

Well I havn't seen anything, anyone else?

pcwood · Jul 5, 2012, 05:01 AM

Nothing here.

Wants mah money back....

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Jul 5, 2012, 02:09 AM	#8
Trunks0 Keeping an open mind Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Posts: 17,207	Well I havn't seen anything, anyone else? __________________ -Trunks0 not speaking for all and if I am wrong I never said it. (plz note that is meant as a joke) System: Asus Maximus Formula(X38) - Intel Core2Quad 8400 @ 3.4Ghz - 4Gb PC2-6400 OCZ Gold XTC/Corsair XMS2(@800mhz) - 16X8X16 DL 8X Pioneer DVR-111D DL DVD±RW - 48x/24x/48x LG CD-RW-320GB HD(Seagate 7200.10) - 640Gb Westerm Digital w/16Mb Cache - 2 x Crossfired PowerColor Radeon HD 5770's-Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800 - Audigy2 (Yes, I gave into the darkside) - Windows 7 64

Jul 3, 2012, 12:53 PM	#3
bob saget OH HAI Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Vancouver (Russian) Posts: 7,685	What's mind blowing is that these "flares" are often longer than many Earths side by side.

Jul 5, 2012, 05:01 AM	#9
pcwood Still Grey... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Home Posts: 4,339	Nothing here. Wants mah money back....

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