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[Lionel Mandrake]

What happens to the people on the ISS? PEACE.

 

[BobTheFork]

I just woke up, are we dead yet; the way I live I can't tell. I'm half expecting langoliers to swoop in any second.

 

[AceBandage]

Hmmm, wonder if this was the cause of the random power outages here.

 

[Drkirby]

I just woke up, are we dead yet; the way I live I can't tell. I'm half expecting langoliers to swoop in any second.

God decided it wasn't worth the effort to kill us today.

 

[Elfforkusu]

What happens to the people on the ISS? PEACE.

As long as they're not out on spacewalks at the time (which would be really dumb of them), the shielding will be plenty.

 

[NotWii]

Here's how the magnetosphere coped with the solar flux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EC7ep0O4gs
It's pretty

 

[BobTheFork]

Ra decided it wasn't worth the effort to kill us today.

Fixed

 

[Kraut]

Was hoping for some awesome lights in the sky, but even if there were its too hazy to see any.

 

[NotWii]

Don't worry, there will be more of these
We're still at solar minimum-ish
Solar max is 2012-2014ish

 

[subversus]

So that's all, folks?

 

[Escape Goat]

lots of crazy lightning here in Indiana. not exactly northern lights but its pretty.

 

[Harpuia]

I told my brother about this, and he's disappointed that there weren't airplanes dropping out of the sky and electronics malfunctioning. :lol

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I told my brother about this, and he's disappointed that there weren't airplanes dropping out of the sky and electronics malfunctioning. :lol

lol, damn.

 

[Stinkles]

Why we still got magnets?

 

[wwm0nkey]

Had to post this, it made me lol

 

[eso76]

EE means EVERYONE ELSE

i LITERALLY JUST JUST JUST finished watching this (lame) movie on tv, came to neogaf and read about the sun flare hitting the earth today. Scary.


now please excuse me while i gather my stuff and sit in the garden waiting for 'them' to come and pick me up.

 

[NotWii]

OH SHIT, THIS IS IT, GET UNDER THE BED NOW!

GEOMAGNETIC STORM--MORE TO COME? The solar storm of August 1st sent two CMEs toward Earth. The first one arrived yesterday, August 3rd, sparking mild but beautiful Northern Lights over Europe and North America (see below). The second CME is still en route. 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.

http://spaceweather.com/

 

[Meadows]

OH FUCK, SCIENTISTS SAID A LOAD OF LONG WORDS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT THIS DUDE ON 4CHAN TOLD ME IT MEANT WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!11!!!1

 

[Suikoguy]

The advanced warning for these events is impressive.
Very good news for when such events happen that could kill satilites in space, or even worse, technology on the ground.

 

[The Elite]

Apparently we could see some northern lights in Toronto, or at least around the GTA. Should be exciting, given that we can't even see the stars until two hours outside the city. :lol

Shit. I missed this? Did anyone see anything last night in Toronto?

 

[AirBrian]

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/sunearthsystem/main/News080210-cme.html

The Sun goes through a regular activity cycle about 11 years long. The last solar maximum occurred in 2001 and its recent extreme solar minimum was particularly weak and long lasting. These kinds of eruptions are one of the first signs that the Sun is waking up and heading toward another solar maximum expected in the 2013 time frame.

So 2013 is the new 2012!

 

[Veidt]

Gary Whitta is a PROPHET.

 

[Tathanen]

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/sunearthsystem/main/News080210-cme.html



So 2013 is the new 2012!

Oh shit does that mean the world already ended in 2001??

 

[sinxtanx]

OH SHIT, THIS IS IT, GET UNDER THE BED NOW!

http://spaceweather.com/

When will you get a tag, I wonder

There's still too many fucking CLOUDS here for me to be able to see the auroras

 

[Cohsae]

OT but can someone tell me what this avatar is from? For some reason it's really bugging me

 

[SixStringPsycho]

OT but can someone tell me what this avatar is from? For some reason it's really bugging me

Dr. Who?

 

[-viper-]

OT but can someone tell me what this avatar is from? For some reason it's really bugging me

Doctor Who. It's one of the greatest shows out on TV.

 

[Escape Goat]

way to make Dr Who look extremely gay.

 

[Cohsae]

Apparently Dr. Who has changed quite a bit since the last time I watched it.
Back on topic: OH FUCK SPACE WEATHER Hold on to your butts etc.

 

[Zeppu]

 

[How About No]

SPACE WEATHER

Thank you for that insightful report, Ollie.

 

[Garcia]

Had to post this, it made me lol

OMG :lol :lol. Seriously, christians' fixation with us homos is pure lulz. WTF?

On topic: This is just the first coronal mass ejection of the season right? I read how this might be a particularly intense active season for the sun since it's been behaving quite erraticly.

 

[The Elite]

way to make Dr Who look extremely gay.

Gay as in happy? Yes, it's extremely happy.

 

[NotWii]

OMG :lol :lol. Seriously, christians' fixation with us homos is pure lulz. WTF?

On topic: This is just the first coronal mass ejection of the season right? I read how this might be a particularly intense active season for the sun since it's been behaving quite erraticly.

Nah, there's been a few this year already, at least one or two were ejected towards Earth.
You're right though, there's been some interesting behavior for this solar cycle.
Giant magnetic filaments lasting for weeks (usually they're small and only last a few hours) collapsing and causing giant solar flares.

 

[Bisnic]

Had to post this, it made me lol

Do Gay Pets Go To Heaven?

OF COURSE THEY DONT

OMG . Seriously, christians' fixation with us homos is pure lulz. WTF?

I wouldnt call these people "christians". More like "crazies".

 

[Niks]

Any chance to be able to see the lights along the equator?

 

[Subliminal]

OH MY GOD!

I can see them!

theres like greeny light coming from behind the clouds.

(i'll try and get a pic but all i have is my phone and its not to great in the dark.)

 

[wwm0nkey]

Is anyone elses power keep going out like every 5 minutes?

 

[sinxtanx]

OH MY GOD!

I can see them!

theres like greeny light coming from behind the clouds.

(i'll try and get a pic but all i have is my phone and its not to great in the dark.)

Where are you?

 

[Reno7728]

OH MY GOD!

I can see them!

theres like greeny light coming from behind the clouds.

(i'll try and get a pic but all i have is my phone and its not to great in the dark.)

Arn't you in the UK?

 

[MMaRsu]

I loved this film so much when I was a kid.

"Maximum Overdrive" if anyone's curious.

I was so scared but also interested the first time I saw it.. A little 8 year old

 

[Ferrio]

Great Irony of this is I'm in Alaska and I can't see them since it's summer.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Any chance to see this from Texas?

 

[Goldrusher]

(Not my) pics from Norway...

http://www.vg.no/protokoll/?pid=723

 

[AirBrian]

Any chance to see this from Texas?

I looked for them last night (Dallas area), but didn't see much. This was around midnight. I'll be checking again tonight though as the odds are better this far south.

 

[sinxtanx]

Nothing here yet, but according to the forecast, I should be able to see it when it hits
http://www.gedds.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Default.asp?Date=20100805

 

[Cohsae]

Fantastic pics, I've always really wanted to see the Northern Lights in real life.
Would be incredible to see them in 2013 or whenever it is that the sun is meant to go all out.

 

[MetalAlien]

The actual threat to biology from these events isn't a big concern, by the way. Even in the case of a magnetic pole reversal, there aren't any mass extinctions that coincide with them.

Question for you Hito. I've googled the crap out of this and can't find anything.

In Oxygen rich stars, has anyone ever figured out how much energy is added to the stars from chemical combustion? Those stars must have enough Oxygen to equal 1000s of earth masses. That's a lot of O2 and a lot of hydrogen being heated together.

Just a random thought for the day.

 

[NotWii]

(Not my) pics from Norway...

http://www.vg.no/protokoll/?pid=723

Stunning!

 

[Teknoman]

I blame the tsunami for killing my car battery :lol

Seriously, the battery was only a year old and my car was completely dead this morning.