August 1st Solar Eruption 2010.C-3 Flare Heading for Earth.
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Heading for earth; Should arrive August 3rd, 2010. A flare is defined as a sudden, rapid, and intense variation in brightness. A solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released. Radiation is emitted across virtually the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves at the long wavelength end, through optical emission to x-rays and gamma rays at the short wavelength end. The amount of energy released is the equivalent of millions of 100-megaton hydrogen bombs exploding at the same time! The first solar flare recorded in astronomical literature was on September 1, 1859. Two scientists, Richard C. Carrington and Richard Hodgson, were independently observing sunspots at the time, when they viewed a large flare in white light.
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September 5th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Great video, great music.
September 5th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
i don’t know much about this stuff but the day we got this one i heard this thing on the radio about how a C class wasnt a big deal then they talked about M classes n how bad they can be n that we will see them in the next few years……then less then a week later we just about get hit by one….that CANT be good right?
September 5th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
SOLAR BLAST JUST MISSES EARTH: On August 7th (1825 UT), magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 became unstable and erupted, producing a strong M1-class solar flare. Several amateur astronomers caught the active region in mid-flare, while NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an extreme ultraviolet movie of the entire event:
September 5th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
The eruption hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space, just missing a direct sun-Earth line. Forecasters expect the cloud to deliver no more than a glancing blow to our planet’s magnetic field when it billows by on August 9th or 10th–not be a major space weather event.
September 5th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Future eruptions could turn out differently. Active region 1093 is rotating toward Earth. By the end of this weekend, we’ll be in the line of fire if its magnetic fields become unstable again. Space Weather Phone subscribers will be the first to know.
September 5th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
STRONG SOLAR FLARE: At 1825 UT on August 7th, magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 erupted, producing a strong M1-class solar flare. Several amateur astronomers caught the active region in mid-eruption. The blast hurled a CME into space. The cloud is not heading directly toward Earth, but it might deliver a glancing blow to our planet’s magnetic field two or three days hence. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Stay tuned for updates.
September 5th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Thursday, August 12th, is such a night.
The show begins at sundown when Venus, Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon pop out of the western twilight in tight conjunction. All four heavenly objects will fit within a circle about 10 degrees in diameter, beaming together through the dusky colors of sunset. No telescope is required to enjoy this naked-eye event: sky map.
September 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
A Perseid meteor photographed in Aug. 2009 by Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK. [more] The planets will hang together in the western sky until 10 pm or so. When they leave, following the sun below the horizon, you should stay, because that is when the Perseid meteor shower begins. From 10 pm until dawn, meteors will flit across the starry sky in a display that’s even more exciting than a planetary get-together.
September 5th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Kool editing on the video, I need you to give me the song´s title and artis´s name…..TACOS TUYOS LATER
P.S. Do you ever get that feeling of being a potato wrapped in aluminum foil and on the grill?
September 5th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
@TheRudeAmerican ye helps but not from solar flairs
September 5th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
or not as usual a load of bollocks
September 5th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
@KumoKojiki I thought the ozone layer helped?
September 5th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of major geomagnetic storms when the cloud arrives on August 4th or 5th. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras.
September 6th, 2010 at 12:15 am
don t be scared ppl ….this got nothing to do whit 2012(witch is just some crap ! is just the end of the maya calendar ,like ours when its ends on December and starts the new year no panic) and this happens once in 11 years or so ,no panic just chill! the earth magnetic field protect us from this kind of stuff,but the satellites that are in orbit may be damage …if the sun explosion is strong in some areas of the planet you will se Aurora Borealis . and maby the power will be affected
September 6th, 2010 at 12:24 am
@TheRudeAmerican not the ozone layer but the magnetic field of the earth that is made by the earth core
September 6th, 2010 at 12:49 am
6.4 Earthquake New Guinea.
Date-Time Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 07:15:33 UTC
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 05:15:33 PM at epicenter
Location 5.521°S, 146.793°E
Depth 213.6 km (132.7 miles)
Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances 111 km (69 miles) ESE (106°) from Madang, New Guinea, PNG
139 km (86 miles) N (351°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG
165 km (102 miles) ENE (68°) from Goroka, New Guinea, PNG
441 km (274 miles) N (354°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea
September 6th, 2010 at 1:46 am
@The10Games You’re not going to die. The Earth’s ozone layer protects us.
September 6th, 2010 at 2:08 am
@RadovanEdmond yeah.. why?
September 6th, 2010 at 2:24 am
CME IMPACT! The first of possibly two incoming CMEs hit Earth’s magnetic field today at approximately 1740 UT (1:40 pm EDT). As a result of the impact, a moderate (Kp=6) geomagnetic storm is underway. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras after nightfall.
UPDATE: Northern Lights are being sighted now in Europe.
September 6th, 2010 at 2:29 am
@The10Games R U romanian ? ,,,,
September 6th, 2010 at 3:15 am
@lynndii Go to Space Weather.com, mostly in the northern hemisphere.
September 6th, 2010 at 3:47 am
@spellgrounds Yes, The more north you are of course the better the event, Should be good viewing in the northern hemisphere tonight. Thanks for the comment…Peace!
September 6th, 2010 at 4:40 am
@The10Games Don’t be foolish…You’re not going to die. It’s only a class C-Flare…Wait until 2012 when the sun begins to put out X- flares…You then might lose your cell phone,TV, computer…And more.
September 6th, 2010 at 4:50 am
@Venomial Open season, by stuck mojo, southern born killer.
September 6th, 2010 at 4:53 am
what song is that?