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IMPACT!! *** Sept.26 2011 at 12.36 UTC - CME causes massive ground current spike in Norway *** | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1456261  United States09/26/2011 07:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Botch  User ID: 1535949 United States09/26/2011 07:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Botch That's the ignorant man's term. In scientific terms, it simply means the sun is doing what is has been doing for roughly 4,500,000,000 years. Admittedly, it sounds really amazing (and it is!), but there's no real need to worry in the slightest about how any of this affects you. I know Layman, and he happens to be a pretty bright fellow. The ignorant man is the one who believes that the sun has been doing this for only 4.5 billion years and it can cause no harm. Prove me wrong? Just google gamma radiation. Ok, just did. Not sure why? And when are we going to get back to you proving to me that the sun has caused any real devastation outside of some Jersey assholes dying of sun poisoning from laying on a beach 80 hours out of the week? Life is pretty self-explanatory until you're taught a language that will be used to confuse the shit out of you for the rest of it. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1554574  Iceland09/26/2011 07:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1481399 United States09/26/2011 08:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Strangely no northern lights in Iceland ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1554574 Anyone in northern lattitudes observing the same ? Maybe the geomagnetic field is so heavily compressed it cannot even muster the northern light display Elenin alignment factors are propagating. |
| Botch User ID: 1535949 United States09/26/2011 08:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Strangely no northern lights in Iceland ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1554574 Anyone in northern lattitudes observing the same ? Maybe the geomagnetic field is so heavily compressed it cannot even muster the northern light display Elenin alignment factors are propagating. I just emailed my professor this particular line of discourse. She gets so pissed when I play here, but man, we really get some great quotes to kick around the circle. Lol. Life is pretty self-explanatory until you're taught a language that will be used to confuse the shit out of you for the rest of it. |
| danwa User ID: 1522311 United States09/26/2011 08:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: danwa I know Layman, and he happens to be a pretty bright fellow. The ignorant man is the one who believes that the sun has been doing this for only 4.5 billion years and it can cause no harm. Prove me wrong? Just google gamma radiation. Ok, just did. Not sure why? And when are we going to get back to you proving to me that the sun has caused any real devastation outside of some Jersey assholes dying of sun poisoning from laying on a beach 80 hours out of the week? Fact is we don't know. As you pointed out, the sun has been around for a very long time. Our known history isn't much more than a fraction of a fraction in geological time. We do know that the sun's radiation can be deadly without protection and that is the current dilemma. Our magnetic shield is in a weakened state and the sun is growing angry. What does that mean? Who knows. I, for one, see protective shields down and increased solar activity as somewhat concerning. It is better to be aware of the possibilities than to be ignorant of what is possible. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1175610  Australia09/26/2011 08:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Magnetosphere was warped so bad that some solar wind plasma actually hit the ground by following the Magnetic Lines. Quoting: ~Andariel~ Also Space Weather.com predicts more X-Flares in the coming week. (40%) Sep 26 2011 :Xflare1: :powergr3: IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 12:15 UT on Sept. 26th. The impact caused significant ground currents in Norway. Also, the Goddard Space Weather Lab reports a "strong compression of Earth's magnetosphere. Simulations indicate that solar wind plasma [has penetrated] close to geosynchronous orbit starting at 13:00UT." Geosynchronous satellites could therefore be directly exposed to solar wind plasma and magnetic fields. Stay tuned for updates. :Groundcurrents: More here [link to spaceweather.com] Good catch, this is dangerous to biologicals [link to www.godlikeproductions.com] wow whats the bet that that has happened before, an event like that in the past might have fast tracked biological changes that resulted in humans being able to survive at those latitudes. Just a thought. |
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| Botch User ID: 1535949 United States09/26/2011 08:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ok, just did. Not sure why? And when are we going to get back to you proving to me that the sun has caused any real devastation outside of some Jersey assholes dying of sun poisoning from laying on a beach 80 hours out of the week? Fact is we don't know. As you pointed out, the sun has been around for a very long time. Our known history isn't much more than a fraction of a fraction in geological time. We do know that the sun's radiation can be deadly without protection and that is the current dilemma. Our magnetic shield is in a weakened state and the sun is growing angry. What does that mean? Who knows. I, for one, see protective shields down and increased solar activity as somewhat concerning. It is better to be aware of the possibilities than to be ignorant of what is possible. I don't even know where to start here. You need to go back to the beginning. And by the beginning, we're talking about basic concepts. I just..... man, I just don't know if anyone can help you. I really hope you dig deep and realize that talking right out of your ass is usually ok when you're around less educated friends, family, or colleagues, but you have to realize that people have actually taken the time to study this very issue. The same issue you are piecing together with logic (and not bad logic, but still wrong), has been the focus of study for many people. Do you think if you were standing next to a professor of astronomy at ANY college, you would dare repeat the above quoted text? Life is pretty self-explanatory until you're taught a language that will be used to confuse the shit out of you for the rest of it. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2092435 United States09/26/2011 08:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Magnetosphere was warped so bad that some solar wind plasma actually hit the ground by following the Magnetic Lines. Quoting: ~Andariel~ Also Space Weather.com predicts more X-Flares in the coming week. (40%) Sep 26 2011 :Xflare1: :powergr3: IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 12:15 UT on Sept. 26th. The impact caused significant ground currents in Norway. Also, the Goddard Space Weather Lab reports a "strong compression of Earth's magnetosphere. Simulations indicate that solar wind plasma [has penetrated] close to geosynchronous orbit starting at 13:00UT." Geosynchronous satellites could therefore be directly exposed to solar wind plasma and magnetic fields. Stay tuned for updates. :Groundcurrents: More here [link to spaceweather.com] Thread: Help SAVE America PLEASE !!!!!!! |
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| Botch User ID: 1535949 United States09/26/2011 08:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Magnetosphere was warped so bad that some solar wind plasma actually hit the ground by following the Magnetic Lines. Quoting: ~Andariel~ Also Space Weather.com predicts more X-Flares in the coming week. (40%) Sep 26 2011   IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 12:15 UT on Sept. 26th. The impact caused significant ground currents in Norway. Also, the Goddard Space Weather Lab reports a "strong compression of Earth's magnetosphere. Simulations indicate that solar wind plasma [has penetrated] close to geosynchronous orbit starting at 13:00UT." Geosynchronous satellites could therefore be directly exposed to solar wind plasma and magnetic fields. Stay tuned for updates.  More here [link to spaceweather.com] Thread: Help SAVE America PLEASE !!!!!!! Hey asshole, one doom subject per thread. This isn't your thread, the subject in the link is fucking retarded, and I hope you get a mild to medium toothache for being a world class douche. Love, -Botch Life is pretty self-explanatory until you're taught a language that will be used to confuse the shit out of you for the rest of it. |
| Botch User ID: 1535949 United States09/26/2011 08:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Planetary K-index Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1658971 Now: Kp= 1 quiet 24-hr max: Kp= 2 quiet solar storm is now over no doom carry on people Thanks Sherlock. We were huddled together in abject fear here. No, really. Life is pretty self-explanatory until you're taught a language that will be used to confuse the shit out of you for the rest of it. |
| ~Andariel~ (OP) User ID: 1047712  Canada09/26/2011 08:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey asshole, one doom subject per thread. This isn't your thread, the subject in the link is fucking retarded, and I hope you get a mild to medium toothache for being a world class douche. Love, -Botch  Space, the final frontier...or is it? Knowledge is power |
| danwa User ID: 1522311 United States09/26/2011 08:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ok, just did. Not sure why? And when are we going to get back to you proving to me that the sun has caused any real devastation outside of some Jersey assholes dying of sun poisoning from laying on a beach 80 hours out of the week? Fact is we don't know. As you pointed out, the sun has been around for a very long time. Our known history isn't much more than a fraction of a fraction in geological time. We do know that the sun's radiation can be deadly without protection and that is the current dilemma. Our magnetic shield is in a weakened state and the sun is growing angry. What does that mean? Who knows. I, for one, see protective shields down and increased solar activity as somewhat concerning. It is better to be aware of the possibilities than to be ignorant of what is possible. I don't even know where to start here. You need to go back to the beginning. And by the beginning, we're talking about basic concepts. I just..... man, I just don't know if anyone can help you. I really hope you dig deep and realize that talking right out of your ass is usually ok when you're around less educated friends, family, or colleagues, but you have to realize that people have actually taken the time to study this very issue. The same issue you are piecing together with logic (and not bad logic, but still wrong), has been the focus of study for many people. Do you think if you were standing next to a professor of astronomy at ANY college, you would dare repeat the above quoted text? I have had that very conversation with more than one professor. Solar physics is a very young science. Galileo Galile was the first to study the sun from a true scientific perspective. That was in 1611. Since that time, we have made many discoveries and put forth numerous theories. It remains obvious to most that our 400 years of acquired knowledge is not even a drop in the bucket. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1774331 United States09/26/2011 08:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sorry for the offtopic ! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2075911 For those who like the girl in Andariel's avatar, here is a larger pic: [link to i54.tinypic.com] Gorgeous gal ! :) Nice find, but be kind, okay?.. most of us knew she was using an avatar... none of the pics are of the same redhead. She does a very good job at getting very close with all of them, but of course they're not the same. And who cares? She, or he, or whoever, presents some damn fine info on a consistent basis. What her real identity is, and what she "really" looks like, is besides the point. She enjoys the comments about her looks, as we all would. Doesn't matter if the comments are based on cut and paste models one bit. What matters is that her looks get her great threads even more attention, and that's never a bad thing. Because her threads rock. I don't know what your thinking is...but, I want Andariel to be a fine looking woman! If I am going to be burnt to a crisp in some huge ass lightning-like spike...I at least want to see a fine looking MOTOS...as I burn :-) |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1619119 United States09/26/2011 08:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1278256 United States09/26/2011 08:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Magnetosphere was warped so bad that some solar wind plasma actually hit the ground by following the Magnetic Lines. Quoting: ~Andariel~ Also Space Weather.com predicts more X-Flares in the coming week. (40%) Sep 26 2011 :Xflare1: :powergr3: IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 12:15 UT on Sept. 26th. The impact caused significant ground currents in Norway. Also, the Goddard Space Weather Lab reports a "strong compression of Earth's magnetosphere. Simulations indicate that solar wind plasma [has penetrated] close to geosynchronous orbit starting at 13:00UT." Geosynchronous satellites could therefore be directly exposed to solar wind plasma and magnetic fields. Stay tuned for updates. :Groundcurrents: More here [link to spaceweather.com] beautiful polar lights here in norway now :D :hf: Pictures! Your near Nokialand, come on! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1619119 United States09/26/2011 08:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: danwa In layman's terms, it means if you are cooking on the grill tonight, you won't be needing any charcoal. That's the ignorant man's term. In scientific terms, it simply means the sun is doing what is has been doing for roughly 4,500,000,000 years. Admittedly, it sounds really amazing (and it is!), but there's no real need to worry in the slightest about how any of this affects you. Yes. The NOAA issued a "SEVERE" warning for no reason at all. I realize the sun goes through these stages, but this activity was not expected. It was expected to gradually get more intense until the peak of the cycle in 2013. Something has happened to trigger an abrupt change into activity. Solar flares do affect the earth in many ways.... especially direct impacts, which is the true fear, from the (and I'm quoting NASA) "Behemoth sunspot" that is "big and bad and turning our way". Kp7+ is rare even in active cycles. Two more notches and we would have world-wide power outages. Do some research. Saying something is normal for the past 4,500,000,000 years is kind of ridiculous in proving your point. Do you know what else is normal? Mass extinction events. Massive earthquakes, volcanoes, ice ages, stone ages, etc... Nice post. I agree with all of it. Problem is this particular 'event' is absolutely nothing to worry about. At all. Whatsoever. Cheers! Let's hope the behemoth dries up. |
| Astrochik User ID: 1331439 United States09/26/2011 08:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: >DantalionLucifer< glad I stayed inside today! 26 Qualities That Make Man God-Like: 1: Fearlessness 2: purity of heart 3: Steadfastness 4: Almsgiving 5: Self-restraint 6: Religious rites 7: Right study of the scriptures 8: Self discipline 9: Straightforwardness 10: Noninjury 11: Truth 12: Absense of wrath 13: Renunciation 14: Peace 15: Absence of fault-finding and calumny 16: Compassion toward all beings 17: Noncovetousness, absence of greed 18: Gentleness 19: Modesty 20: Absence of restlessness 21: Radiance of character 22: Forgiveness 23: Patience or fortitude 24: Cleanness of body and purity of mind 25: Nonhatred 26: Lack of conceit |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1400413 United States09/26/2011 09:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | To be honest i have no idea what it is that we are looking at but thankyou for posting it i will ask a geeky friend of mine what it all means. Quoting: northerntomcat In layman's terms, it means if you are cooking on the grill tonight, you won't be needing any charcoal. That's the ignorant man's term. In scientific terms, it simply means the sun is doing what is has been doing for roughly 4,500,000,000 years. Admittedly, it sounds really amazing (and it is!), but there's no real need to worry in the slightest about how any of this affects you. Yes. The NOAA issued a "SEVERE" warning for no reason at all. I realize the sun goes through these stages, but this activity was not expected. It was expected to gradually get more intense until the peak of the cycle in 2013. Something has happened to trigger an abrupt change into activity. Solar flares do affect the earth in many ways.... especially direct impacts, which is the true fear, from the (and I'm quoting NASA) "Behemoth sunspot" that is "big and bad and turning our way". Kp7+ is rare even in active cycles. Two more notches and we would have world-wide power outages. Do some research. Saying something is normal for the past 4,500,000,000 years is kind of ridiculous in proving your point. Do you know what else is normal? Mass extinction events. Massive earthquakes, volcanoes, ice ages, stone ages, etc... And thats what it is going to take before anyone in an official position admits there is a problem. And even then they wont tell you it is killing you |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1374158 United States09/26/2011 09:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Sorry for the offtopic ! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2075911 For those who like the girl in Andariel's avatar, here is a larger pic: [link to i54.tinypic.com] Gorgeous gal ! :) Nice find, but be kind, okay?.. most of us knew she was using an avatar... none of the pics are of the same redhead. She does a very good job at getting very close with all of them, but of course they're not the same. And who cares? She, or he, or whoever, presents some damn fine info on a consistent basis. What her real identity is, and what she "really" looks like, is besides the point. She enjoys the comments about her looks, as we all would. Doesn't matter if the comments are based on cut and paste models one bit. What matters is that her looks get her great threads even more attention, and that's never a bad thing. Because her threads rock. Sorry, I think I might have started it with my "Holy Shinto" comment. It's her thread that counts, I follow it daily, and it helps keep me informed. Yet....Great Googamooga !!! Andarial...Thanks for your vigilance and informative thread on this quite important topic !!! |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1374158 United States09/26/2011 10:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Damn. Limpan what about the northern lights? have they intensified? Maybe this can explain my bad headache? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2036969 What about heart palpitations? Mine has been going haywire since this morning.  You need to stop looking at her avatar. My kundalini is off the charts right now. I'm taking a "time-out." |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1374158 United States09/26/2011 10:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Damn. Limpan what about the northern lights? have they intensified? Maybe this can explain my bad headache? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2036969 What about heart palpitations? Mine has been going haywire since this morning. You need to stop looking at her avatar. My kundalini is off the charts right now. I'm taking a "time-out." Whoops, back to the thread. What kind o SPF sunblock should I be using ???? |
| North Central Ohio User ID: 1492030 United States09/26/2011 10:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Damn. Limpan what about the northern lights? have they intensified? Maybe this can explain my bad headache? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2036969 What about heart palpitations? Mine has been going haywire since this morning. You need to stop looking at her avatar. My kundalini is off the charts right now. I'm taking a "time-out." Not looking at any freaking avatar! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1513813 United States09/26/2011 10:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Magnetosphere was warped so bad that some solar wind plasma actually hit the ground by following the Magnetic Lines. Quoting: ~Andariel~ Also Space Weather.com predicts more X-Flares in the coming week. (40%) Sep 26 2011 :Xflare1: :powergr3: IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 12:15 UT on Sept. 26th. The impact caused significant ground currents in Norway. Also, the Goddard Space Weather Lab reports a "strong compression of Earth's magnetosphere. Simulations indicate that solar wind plasma [has penetrated] close to geosynchronous orbit starting at 13:00UT." Geosynchronous satellites could therefore be directly exposed to solar wind plasma and magnetic fields. Stay tuned for updates. :Groundcurrents: More here [link to spaceweather.com] Is that avatar a photo of you??? |
