Earth avoids sure disastor...

SteamWake · 12-08-10, 01:01 PM

A large... very large solar magnetic flare went off on Monday. Fortunatly for us is missed the earth.

http://www.spaceweather.com/images20...gt9divt08r1n80

Now thats climate chage !

onelifecrisis · 12-08-10, 01:09 PM

I'm no astronomer, but it looks to me like it missed the Earth by a really really long way.

Still, cool pic

SteamWake · 12-08-10, 01:10 PM

Keep in mind that earth is about the size of the 'little' hole that the filiment came out of

If it had been aimed in the right direction it would have engulfed our little blue marble.

onelifecrisis · 12-08-10, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Keep in mind that earth is about the size of the 'little' hole that the filiment came out of

If it had been aimed in the right direction it would have engulfed our little blue marble.

Umm, no it wouldn't.

Sun

Flare

Earth

Oberon · 12-08-10, 01:35 PM

The ejection would have hit us eventually, if it had been directed towards us, and that would have been....interesting. No frying of course, but a good percentage of the worlds electronics would have gone zzt.
IIRC there was a conference in London on dealing with the effects of a large CME hit on the Earths magnetosphere not so long ago.

onelifecrisis · 12-08-10, 01:46 PM

Huh. Learn something new every day.

Radtgaeb · 12-08-10, 01:11 PM

And I still wake up to -15 degree weather.

Skybird · 12-08-10, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

A large... very large solar magnetic flare went off on Monday. Fortunatly for us is missed the earth.

Don'T cry, there is still a second chance when in 2029 99942-Apophis maybe will impact on Earth during its second rendezvous with the blue planet, with a power of more than 500 megatons of TNT.

Task Force · 12-08-10, 06:39 PM

Hmm, a solar flair, yea, that would be bad if it hit us, modern society would break down quick, with the power grid down, most all eletronics fired, and people in panic thinging we were all gonna die.

onelifecrisis · 12-08-10, 07:00 PM

You mean I wouldn't be able to play video games?

WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS!?

TLAM Strike · 12-09-10, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Hmm, a solar flair...

Solar Flair? Well the Sun does try to be fashionable but I don't think that is what this thread is about....

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Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

You mean I wouldn't be able to play video games?

WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS!?

Well I did try to destroy the sun but it proved more resilient than I anticipated.

Gargamel · 12-09-10, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well I did try to destroy the sun but it proved more resilient than I anticipated.

Well if you hadn't lost the rare Isotope that you were gonna launch into the sun.....

(Hey, If we're going with obscure SG1 references......)

12-08-10, 01:01 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Earth avoids sure disastor... A large... very large solar magnetic flare went off on Monday. Fortunatly for us is missed the earth. http://www.spaceweather.com/images20...gt9divt08r1n80 Now thats climate chage ! __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

12-08-10, 01:09 PM	#2
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I'm no astronomer, but it looks to me like it missed the Earth by a really really long way. Still, cool pic __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

12-08-10, 01:10 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Keep in mind that earth is about the size of the 'little' hole that the filiment came out of If it had been aimed in the right direction it would have engulfed our little blue marble. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

12-08-10, 01:46 PM	#6
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Huh. Learn something new every day. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

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Radtgaeb Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 300 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	And I still wake up to -15 degree weather. __________________

12-08-10, 01:35 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The ejection would have hit us eventually, if it had been directed towards us, and that would have been....interesting. No frying of course, but a good percentage of the worlds electronics would have gone zzt. IIRC there was a conference in London on dealing with the effects of a large CME hit on the Earths magnetosphere not so long ago.

12-08-10, 06:39 PM	#9
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Hmm, a solar flair, yea, that would be bad if it hit us, modern society would break down quick, with the power grid down, most all eletronics fired, and people in panic thinging we were all gonna die. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

12-08-10, 07:00 PM	#10
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	You mean I wouldn't be able to play video games? WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS!? __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.