Tag Archives: solar flares

SOLAR FLARE ALERT! But don’t worry, because “Firedrake Keeps You Safe”! (Short Wave and Ham Radio Fun)

Posted on 11 January 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A convergence of events drives me yet again to post, on this bloggily-productive day.
First, a TEOTWAWKI Solar Flare, Coronal Mass Ejection and resulting grid killing EMP may be coming….
From SpaceWeather:
ACTIVE SUNSPOT: One of the biggest sunspots of the current solar … Continue reading →

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CME IMPACT: geomagnetic storm underway

Posted on 3 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Spaceweather:
CME IMPACT: As expected, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on Sept. 3rd at approximately 1200 UT (5 am PDT).  The impact induced measurable ground currents in the soil of northern Scandinavia and sparked bright auroras … Continue reading →

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Spectacular CME (Coronal Mass Ejection)

Posted on 1 September 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

One of these days!
From Spaceweather:
MAGNIFICENT ERUPTION:  On August 31st, a magnetic filament on the sun erupted in spectacular fashion, producing a long-duration solar flare, a coronal mass ejection (CME) and one of the most beautiful movies of an explosion ever … Continue reading →

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“A successful EMP would send the United States spiraling back to the 18th century”

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From The Foundry:
U.S. Remains Vulnerable to an EMP
Bryan KimbellMay 12, 2012
An article recently published by the Los Angeles Times discusses how solar storms pose a grave threat to Earth. Mike Hapgood, a space weather scientist in England, says that the … Continue reading →

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Aurora watch this weekend

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From SpaceWeather:
EARTH-DIRECTED FLARE: Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, for more than an hour around 16:00 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Forecasters say strong geomagnetic … Continue reading →

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A giant SPACE SNAKE is going to swallow the Earth! Wherein Fr. Z rants!

Posted on 27 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From Space Weather:
BIG SUNSPOTS: After more than a week of quiet, solar activity is picking up with the emergence of two large sunspot groups on the sun’s northeastern limb.  The active regions are crackling with C- and M-class solar flares.  … Continue reading →

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Our Sun has a flare for the dramatic

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I learned of this via Spaceweather.com:

Solar flares.
You can see the material crashing back into the sun.
Want another view?

Apparently this wasn’t pointed directly at the Earth but we are getting some of the blast.  There will probably be auroras on 8-9 … Continue reading →

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