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NiNzrez (OP) User ID: 16899690 United States 07/13/2012 06:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here is a good one Quoting: NiNzrez Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid "Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado" [link to www.cbc.ca] usually they always have stories of the risk, not ones about there being no issue Hey NIn on the solar page theres a revolving earth with hits on it . One says Jeff city MO. , thats very close to where I live? What exactly does that mean I feel alot of energy coming in the last 15 minutes, crazy vibes like electric water running down my head. I have never felt this type before? that is a map of where our visitors are from ^^ Join Me On The GLP SOLAR WATCH Thread Thread: SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily) |
NiNzrez (OP) User ID: 16899690 United States 07/13/2012 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've noticed that the last several large flares we've had have been all over MSM, this one I've heard nothing? My workers phones have been down all afternoon- AT&T,it rings once then says good bye, they aren't sure what the problem is(AT&T that is)! Quoting: shadasonic thanks for reporting this :) Join Me On The GLP SOLAR WATCH Thread Thread: SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily) |
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Starry eyes User ID: 13160787 United States 07/13/2012 06:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I haven't heard much about this one on MSM either, i've watched to see if they'd say anything about it but.. nothing. Quoting: Tiamat2012 ...and this is why we've lost trust in mainstream media. They report trash, but when there is a public interest in something all you hear is crickets! ***Earth was once considered to be flat. Anything is possible.*** |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19669502 United States 07/13/2012 06:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've noticed that the last several large flares we've had have been all over MSM, this one I've heard nothing? My workers phones have been down all afternoon- AT&T,it rings once then says good bye, they aren't sure what the problem is(AT&T that is)! Quoting: shadasonic thanks for reporting this :) My husbands Verizon has been messing up since 9 PM EST last night (his business phone). Rings a couple times, starts the message then goes to a busy signal. Needless to say, he has a couple of frustrated customers. One took 3 attempts before getting through. |
Tiamat2012 User ID: 1314013 United States 07/13/2012 06:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I haven't heard much about this one on MSM either, i've watched to see if they'd say anything about it but.. nothing. Quoting: Tiamat2012 ...and this is why we've lost trust in mainstream media. They report trash, but when there is a public interest in something all you hear is crickets! Yep, nothing but crap news, boring politics and the whole PSU thing. |
HilosPP User ID: 1486547 United States 07/13/2012 06:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's the effect of protons on the camera sensor. BTW, if you see sudden white very small dots appear and immediately disappear it is likely proton, electron or some other such particle hitting retina and making visual neurons fire. I've seen 4 of those yesterday and today. oh thats so cool to know I see those things pretty frequently, I'm super super light sensitive. Last day or two I have noticed I see them even not looking at the sky, some of the ones I have seen almost have a blue/gray color. Could it be the same thing? Those which you see when looking at the sky are probably what somebody here mentioned as "floaters". I see those too specially on a clear blue sky by the sea. They move very rapidly and there can be hundreds of them, they look a bit like spermatozoons on a microscope. Maybe personal differences in visual cell structure explain blue, or other colors. There are RGB cells in retina + BW night-vision mode + neuron layer that pre-process their information. That's quite many options for the protons to interact with. I was wondering about this, I get like spiraly floaters but has to be in the thousands its really hard to focus on all of them. The Silver Singing Saiyan; Israel's Redeemer. Justice found Equals Satan Usurped Shamelessly It's not me, I am not Him Freedom From Fear The Key To Troublesome Peace |
shadasonic User ID: 15732022 United States 07/13/2012 06:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | space weather says Bz is south. and solar ham says it's O- and has been for hours n hours. Nin do you know WTF is up w/ that? Quoting: SpiderJones Why are we getting such mixed data??? On Solarham, scroll down to the ACE click inside and it gives you this [link to www.solarham.net] Shows Bz south for sometime. On the main screen, I have noticed the Bz "dial" isn't always correct - glitches from time to time Density is moving up as Bz is heading south, all signs of a coming storm. The energy I feel is coming from somewhere, protons have been about the same all day, maybe this storms coming in early “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” – Carl Sagan |
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NiNzrez (OP) User ID: 16899690 United States 07/13/2012 06:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here is a good one Quoting: NiNzrez Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid "Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado" [link to www.cbc.ca] usually they always have stories of the risk, not ones about there being no issue This is BS .... why not take the warnings and alerts down on space weather then ?? [link to www.swpc.noaa.gov] Something tells me this may be more worrisome than they want known. seeeeee NOW your thinking like me when i see with all the other big events this solar cycle them blasting on the MSM about how it could take down the grids, i got a good feeling that the events we were about to see would not do much now we have this X flare (the highest kind) flare while in a direct earth facing shot, AND blast out a large CME right at us We then get conflicting reports on if its earth directed or not, then they change that and say yes it is, but then give conflicting reports on how bad it will be and what do we see in the MSM? how were going to be just fine, all is ok, look up at the pretty pretty lights pshhh it IS BS! Join Me On The GLP SOLAR WATCH Thread Thread: SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily) |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 14733798 United States 07/13/2012 06:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here is a good one Quoting: NiNzrez Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid "Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado" [link to www.cbc.ca] usually they always have stories of the risk, not ones about there being no issue This is BS .... why not take the warnings and alerts down on space weather then ?? [link to www.swpc.noaa.gov] Something tells me this may be more worrisome than they want known. seeeeee NOW your thinking like me when i see with all the other big events this solar cycle them blasting on the MSM about how it could take down the grids, i got a good feeling that the events we were about to see would not do much now we have this X flare (the highest kind) flare while in a direct earth facing shot, AND blast out a large CME right at us We then get conflicting reports on if its earth directed or not, then they change that and say yes it is, but then give conflicting reports on how bad it will be and what do we see in the MSM? how were going to be just fine, all is ok, look up at the pretty pretty lights pshhh it IS BS! agree. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19699877 United States 07/13/2012 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity SDF Number 195 Issued at 2200Z on 13 Jul 2012 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 12/2100Z to 13/2100Z: Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. Region 1521 (S21W34) has been the most active region, producing multiple low-level C-class events. Region 1520 (S16W23) has decayed in area but remains the most magnetically complex region on the disk, still classified as a beta-gamma-delta. The other four numbered active sunspot regions have remained quiet and rather stable. A CME was observed in LASCO C2 imagery at 13/0224Z. After analysis, the CME was determined to not be geoeffective. IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels for the next three days (14-16 July), as Regions 1520 and 1521 continue to evolve and rotate toward the west limb. IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 12/2100Z to 13/2100Z: The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during the period. IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to minor storm levels with a slight chance for isolated periods at major storm levels on day one (14 July), due the arrival of the 12 July CME. Unsettled to active levels with a chance for minor storm periods are expected on day two (15 July), as effects of the CME continue. A return to predominantly quiet levels is expected on day three (16 July). III. Event Probabilities 14 Jul-16 Jul Class M 70/70/70 Class X 20/20/20 Proton 99/99/50 PCAF red IV. Penticton 10.7 cm Flux Observed 13 Jul 147 Predicted 14 Jul-16 Jul 145/135/125 90 Day Mean 13 Jul 128 V. Geomagnetic A Indices Observed Afr/Ap 12 Jul 011/014 Estimated Afr/Ap 13 Jul 003/003 Predicted Afr/Ap 14 Jul-16 Jul 017/034-014/018-004/005 VI. Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 14 Jul-16 Jul A. Middle Latitudes Active 15/35/05 Minor storm 15/15/01 Major-severe storm 15/01/01 B. High Latitudes Active 10/15/15 Minor storm 30/20/10 Major-severe storm 60/20/05 |
shadasonic User ID: 15732022 United States 07/13/2012 06:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here is a good one Quoting: NiNzrez Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid "Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado" [link to www.cbc.ca] usually they always have stories of the risk, not ones about there being no issue Hey NIn on the solar page theres a revolving earth with hits on it . One says Jeff city MO. , thats very close to where I live? What exactly does that mean I feel alot of energy coming in the last 15 minutes, crazy vibes like electric water running down my head. I have never felt this type before? that is a map of where our visitors are from ^^ Thanks not using my brian today! “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” – Carl Sagan |
shadasonic User ID: 15732022 United States 07/13/2012 06:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I haven't heard much about this one on MSM either, i've watched to see if they'd say anything about it but.. nothing. Quoting: Tiamat2012 ...and this is why we've lost trust in mainstream media. They report trash, but when there is a public interest in something all you hear is crickets! Yep, nothing but crap news, boring politics and the whole PSU thing. The last two flares they were all over it, this one nothing! “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” – Carl Sagan |
NiNzrez (OP) User ID: 16899690 United States 07/13/2012 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | and right before it hits, we will be sitting here, looking at data, talking about "when is it going to hit? oh look solar wind is picking up! Look at the density increase!" then BAM.. lights out and each of us will be sitting in front of our PCs, with the electric out, thinking to ourselves (and some screaming it out loud) "omg that was the one!" Untill that very moment arrives, when were sitting in the dark with no electric, it is ALL a guessing game! we can only look at data and images and take our best educated guess as to the speed the CME will be at when it arrives at earth, and we can only guess at how much of the mass will hit, and how compact it will be at the time it arrives Being aware of solar events is the best thing anyone can do with the Solar max on it's way Then at least when that day comes, when the lights go out, when you knew that CME was suposto arrive, you will know why when 98% of the world will not and while everyone else is stepping outside wondering "why did the electric go out?!", you will know why and be able to act, while they stand in the dark looking at the pretty auroras in the sky Join Me On The GLP SOLAR WATCH Thread Thread: SOLAR WATCH * Huge X8.2 Flare Sept. 10, 2017! (Updated Daily) |
Starry eyes User ID: 13160787 United States 07/13/2012 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I haven't heard much about this one on MSM either, i've watched to see if they'd say anything about it but.. nothing. Quoting: Tiamat2012 ...and this is why we've lost trust in mainstream media. They report trash, but when there is a public interest in something all you hear is crickets! Yep, nothing but crap news, boring politics and the whole PSU thing. The last two flares they were all over it, this one nothing! ..and this CME is going to be a direct hit..from an x flare nonetheless.. ***Earth was once considered to be flat. Anything is possible.*** |
whiteangel also known at WA User ID: 1775746 United States 07/13/2012 06:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I haven't heard much about this one on MSM either, i've watched to see if they'd say anything about it but.. nothing. Quoting: Tiamat2012 Heard it on the evening news last night, local and national. This morning it was mentioned a few times on different local stations. In Denver here. Isaiah 5:20 KJV Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Thread: Being Prepared - Updated Basic Food List On Page One |
ThaSaltineCracka User ID: 13467274 United States 07/13/2012 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am sure most of you have seen this but I just recently started using it and think its pretty cool: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 9030235 Solar Weather Browser 1.1.109 I tried to copy the link from the program but it wont let me so if you are interested just search it out and download the software. Has anyone used this and is the data trustworthy and timely? i just downloaded it. as far as i can tell its still photographs, no animatians. I guess its okay, but i like animations better. BAN MONSANTO! THE ANSWER TO 1984 IS 1776! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1540313 United States 07/13/2012 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here is a good one Quoting: NiNzrez Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid "Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado" [link to www.cbc.ca] usually they always have stories of the risk, not ones about there being no issue This is BS .... why not take the warnings and alerts down on space weather then ?? [link to www.swpc.noaa.gov] Something tells me this may be more worrisome than they want known. seeeeee NOW your thinking like me when i see with all the other big events this solar cycle them blasting on the MSM about how it could take down the grids, i got a good feeling that the events we were about to see would not do much now we have this X flare (the highest kind) flare while in a direct earth facing shot, AND blast out a large CME right at us We then get conflicting reports on if its earth directed or not, then they change that and say yes it is, but then give conflicting reports on how bad it will be and what do we see in the MSM? how were going to be just fine, all is ok, look up at the pretty pretty lights pshhh it IS BS! One TV report I saw was quoting NOAA, the storm will make pretty lights and interfere w/ some satelLites, and maybe jets planes, but very ho-hum about it, like not much effect at all. |
shadasonic User ID: 15732022 United States 07/13/2012 06:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fact of the matter is, when that one CME does hit that will be the new age carrington event, the electric will go out right around the same time us suntards are expecting the CME arrival Quoting: NiNzrez and right before it hits, we will be sitting here, looking at data, talking about "when is it going to hit? oh look solar wind is picking up! Look at the density increase!" then BAM.. lights out and each of us will be sitting in front of our PCs, with the electric out, thinking to ourselves (and some screaming it out loud) "omg that was the one!" Untill that very moment arrives, when were sitting in the dark with no electric, it is ALL a guessing game! we can only look at data and images and take our best educated guess as to the speed the CME will be at when it arrives at earth, and we can only guess at how much of the mass will hit, and how compact it will be at the time it arrives Being aware of solar events is the best thing anyone can do with the Solar max on it's way Then at least when that day comes, when the lights go out, when you knew that CME was suposto arrive, you will know why when 98% of the world will not and while everyone else is stepping outside wondering "why did the electric go out?!", you will know why and be able to act, while they stand in the dark looking at the pretty auroras in the sky “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” – Carl Sagan |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 14733798 United States 07/13/2012 06:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fact of the matter is, when that one CME does hit that will be the new age carrington event, the electric will go out right around the same time us suntards are expecting the CME arrival Quoting: NiNzrez and right before it hits, we will be sitting here, looking at data, talking about "when is it going to hit? oh look solar wind is picking up! Look at the density increase!" then BAM.. lights out and each of us will be sitting in front of our PCs, with the electric out, thinking to ourselves (and some screaming it out loud) "omg that was the one!" Untill that very moment arrives, when were sitting in the dark with no electric, it is ALL a guessing game! we can only look at data and images and take our best educated guess as to the speed the CME will be at when it arrives at earth, and we can only guess at how much of the mass will hit, and how compact it will be at the time it arrives Being aware of solar events is the best thing anyone can do with the Solar max on it's way Then at least when that day comes, when the lights go out, when you knew that CME was suposto arrive, you will know why when 98% of the world will not and while everyone else is stepping outside wondering "why did the electric go out?!", you will know why and be able to act, while they stand in the dark looking at the pretty auroras in the sky Very True. We will know why. We will have the heads up. |
Starry eyes User ID: 13160787 United States 07/13/2012 06:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here is a good one Quoting: NiNzrez Coming solar storm not likely to affect power grid "Scientists said it will be a minor event, and they have notified power grid operators, airlines and other potentially affected parties. "We don't see any ill effects to any systems," said forecaster Joe Kunches at the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado" [link to www.cbc.ca] usually they always have stories of the risk, not ones about there being no issue This is BS .... why not take the warnings and alerts down on space weather then ?? [link to www.swpc.noaa.gov] Something tells me this may be more worrisome than they want known. seeeeee NOW your thinking like me when i see with all the other big events this solar cycle them blasting on the MSM about how it could take down the grids, i got a good feeling that the events we were about to see would not do much now we have this X flare (the highest kind) flare while in a direct earth facing shot, AND blast out a large CME right at us We then get conflicting reports on if its earth directed or not, then they change that and say yes it is, but then give conflicting reports on how bad it will be and what do we see in the MSM? how were going to be just fine, all is ok, look up at the pretty pretty lights pshhh it IS BS! One TV report I saw was quoting NOAA, the storm will make pretty lights and interfere w/ some satelLites, and maybe jets planes, but very ho-hum about it, like not much effect at all. Rainbows, glitter, and ponies..eh? ***Earth was once considered to be flat. Anything is possible.*** |
RTS REDUX User ID: 8620349 United States 07/13/2012 06:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | screenshot of C3 on helioviewer @ 03:03UT Quoting: RTS REDUX [link to oi46.tinypic.com] 'official' 03:03UT C3 image pulled from the SOHO site [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov] Helioviewer is probably getting a mix of processed and unprocessed C3 imagery. They take out the constant background so new CMEs are more visible I believe. The background glow they are removing here is from the big guy. Same time stamps, at least at this moment... Unprocessed from nrl.navy ... [link to lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil] Click "latest lasco C3" Processed from soho ... [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov] Also, haven't used helioviewer much but they seem to lag behind both SDO and C2,C3 direct sites fairly often. -- I use Helioviewer daily and I've never seen that "background glow" before imo it's highly unusual especially since it's appearance coincided with the so called M-flare CME which is visible on SOHO from 03:00-05:00 + |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1540313 United States 07/13/2012 06:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fact of the matter is, when that one CME does hit that will be the new age carrington event, the electric will go out right around the same time us suntards are expecting the CME arrival Quoting: NiNzrez and right before it hits, we will be sitting here, looking at data, talking about "when is it going to hit? oh look solar wind is picking up! Look at the density increase!" then BAM.. lights out and each of us will be sitting in front of our PCs, with the electric out, thinking to ourselves (and some screaming it out loud) "omg that was the one!" Untill that very moment arrives, when were sitting in the dark with no electric, it is ALL a guessing game! we can only look at data and images and take our best educated guess as to the speed the CME will be at when it arrives at earth, and we can only guess at how much of the mass will hit, and how compact it will be at the time it arrives Being aware of solar events is the best thing anyone can do with the Solar max on it's way Then at least when that day comes, when the lights go out, when you knew that CME was suposto arrive, you will know why when 98% of the world will not and while everyone else is stepping outside wondering "why did the electric go out?!", you will know why and be able to act, while they stand in the dark looking at the pretty auroras in the sky Yes. And I went shopping today and got whatever I was a little low on. So if it is lights out, all you can do is prepare. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1634447 United States 07/13/2012 06:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fact of the matter is, when that one CME does hit that will be the new age carrington event, the electric will go out right around the same time us suntards are expecting the CME arrival Quoting: NiNzrez and right before it hits, we will be sitting here, looking at data, talking about "when is it going to hit? oh look solar wind is picking up! Look at the density increase!" then BAM.. lights out and each of us will be sitting in front of our PCs, with the electric out, thinking to ourselves (and some screaming it out loud) "omg that was the one!" Untill that very moment arrives, when were sitting in the dark with no electric, it is ALL a guessing game! we can only look at data and images and take our best educated guess as to the speed the CME will be at when it arrives at earth, and we can only guess at how much of the mass will hit, and how compact it will be at the time it arrives Being aware of solar events is the best thing anyone can do with the Solar max on it's way Then at least when that day comes, when the lights go out, when you knew that CME was suposto arrive, you will know why when 98% of the world will not and while everyone else is stepping outside wondering "why did the electric go out?!", you will know why and be able to act, while they stand in the dark looking at the pretty auroras in the sky when that momment hits ima open the door and blast jimmi playin the star spangled banner with a fat joint. |
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Hugh M Eye User ID: 19372178 United States 07/13/2012 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As most of you know, the strange blobs seen on the SOHO images are little bits of insulation flaking off and are temporarily caught in the imager's field-of-view. We've seen this type of debris many times. Official explanation here: [link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov] The same sort of thing happens with the STEREO spacecraft as well: [link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov] More on LASCO debris: [link to lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 19699877 United States 07/13/2012 07:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | fact of the matter is, when that one CME does hit that will be the new age carrington event, the electric will go out right around the same time us suntards are expecting the CME arrival Quoting: NiNzrez and right before it hits, we will be sitting here, looking at data, talking about "when is it going to hit? oh look solar wind is picking up! Look at the density increase!" then BAM.. lights out and each of us will be sitting in front of our PCs, with the electric out, thinking to ourselves (and some screaming it out loud) "omg that was the one!" Untill that very moment arrives, when were sitting in the dark with no electric, it is ALL a guessing game! we can only look at data and images and take our best educated guess as to the speed the CME will be at when it arrives at earth, and we can only guess at how much of the mass will hit, and how compact it will be at the time it arrives Being aware of solar events is the best thing anyone can do with the Solar max on it's way Then at least when that day comes, when the lights go out, when you knew that CME was suposto arrive, you will know why when 98% of the world will not and while everyone else is stepping outside wondering "why did the electric go out?!", you will know why and be able to act, while they stand in the dark looking at the pretty auroras in the sky Wouldn't there be an extreme radiation storm that would kill the satellites even before we got a chance to see the CME? |