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Huge solar flare threatens chaos

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  • 07-03-2012 9:58pm
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    drunkmonkey
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    Were in for a bit of a blast of radiation over the next 48hrs.

    An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating, flights and the weather and it's going to get worse with more eruption on the sun due.

    Not sure if we should be worried, might go to the pub just in case.
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    conor.hogan.2
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    That link is an interesting read.

    link = http://www.space.com/14818-solar-flare-magnetic-storm-satellites.html


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    ejmaztec
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    I had some solar flairs once.


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    MS.ing
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    as long as it doesnt disrupt broadband couldnt give a fiddlers


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    matt-dublin
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    +1 fantastic article there, oh yeah, forgot as well, there's an alien spaceship flying over the sugarloaf


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    squod
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    MS.ing wrote: »
    as long as it doesnt disrupt broadband couldnt give a fiddlers

    It may mean you have to go outside.


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    Pilotdude5
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    Not my beloved gps:(


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    lividduck
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    Flares! omg...so like ...last century!:D


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    matt-dublin
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    we might be looking for this...?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9129802/Solar-flares-erupt-from-the-Sun.html
    telegraph wrote:

    Two massive solar flares have erupted this week on the Sun, astronomers reported on Wednesday.


    The first flare occurred on Sunday and the second on Tuesday. The resulting ejections of plasma, known as coronal mass ejections (CME), began reaching the Earth on Wednesday. Increased CME activity on Earth could interfere with orbiting transmission satellites and could causes outages on global positioning systems and other devices. Flucuations to some electrical power grids may also be experienced.


    The CME is traveling toward Earth at more than two million miles per hour.


    The images of the flares were captured by the geosynchronous Solar Dynamics Observatory. The magnetic field telescope observed the most volatile activity in the region of the Sun known as Active Region 1429.


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    Yakult
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    Sweet!


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    squod
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    drunkmonkey wrote: »

    An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth

    I'm now offering up to 50% off RRP. PM for details.


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    Shryke
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    CHAAAOOOOOOS!


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    Mr.Crinklewood
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    Off to get a last meal suggestion from the last meal thread...


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    eth0
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    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Were in for a bit of a blast of radiation over the next 48hrs.

    An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth and could disrupt power grids, satellite navigating, flights and the weather and it's going to get worse with more eruption on the sun due.

    Not sure if we should be worried, might go to the pub just in case.

    Hope it actually does happen. Unlikely to kill anyone directly at least and a welcome bit of chaos as a distraction from the ongoing financial woes


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    Sindri
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    What did chaos ever do to solar flare? :(


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    Doom
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    Mmmmm....where's my tinfoil hat


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    Turtyturd
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    I hope it doesn't interfere with the Dublin Bus real time timetables....imagine the confusion if it got them working.


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    ejmaztec
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    eth0 wrote: »
    Hope it actually does happen. Unlikely to kill anyone directly at least and a welcome bit of chaos as a distraction from the ongoing financial woes

    Solar flares are going to be a pushover compared to those feckin woes.


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    MagicMarker
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    Disco Stu will be delighted.


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    pragmatic1
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    Sindri wrote: »
    What did chaos ever do to solar flare? :(
    He said it was smelly and he didnt want to be friends anymore.


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    44leto
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    **** I have Sky TV it just better miss that satelite.

    Something on the BeeB about this last night, the sun is going to at its max in sunspot activity over the next 12 months.


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    matt-dublin
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    these are some of the best flares ive seen in a while:
    http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTDL38Bt1JFRHyvZfPLS0RmMrfVNIVbDuLSz7gLyIRdYmgev6er


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    drunkmonkey
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    Oh oh!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW8Rsil0lqk


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    mike65
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    Could see some good northern lights in the next few evenings.


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    drunkmonkey
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    and food shortages.


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    micropig
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    Well, is there anything to be seen in the sky yet? Did anyone get up and check? let me know, it'll save me the hassle:D


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    previous user
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    I don't see anything yet,
    ... anyone see anynorthern lights or anything?


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    micropig
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    previous user wrote: »
    I don't see anything yet,
    ... anyone see anynorthern lights or anything?

    Not here anyway, nice clear sky, few clouds moving quickly,a few stars, Really Really bright moon though


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    drunkmonkey
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    It's not here yet, 2 boats collided in the north but don't know if it's a gps related incident.

    It's due at at about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time Thursday -- with a margin of error of plus or minus seven hours. I think that's about 6am in Cork tomorrow give or take 7 hours.


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    micropig
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    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    It's not here yet, 2 boats collided in the north but don't know if it's a gps related incident.

    It's due at at about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time Thursday -- with a margin of error of plus or minus seven hours. I think that's about 6am in Cork tomorrow give or take 7 hours.

    It's like Y2K all over again, :eek::p


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    drunkmonkey
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    Yea just this time it's traveling 400 million miles an hour, spewing Plasma and heading straight for us.
    Could be here shortly, keep a look out for it.


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