Huge solar flare threatens chaos

drunkmonkey · 07-03-2012 09:58PM #1

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.

07-03-2012 09:58PM

That link is an interesting read.

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

ejmaztec · 07-03-2012 09:58PM

I had some solar flairs once.

MS.ing · 07-03-2012 09:59PM

as long as it doesnt disrupt broadband couldnt give a fiddlers

matt-dublin · 07-03-2012 10:00PM

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

squod · 07-03-2012 10:00PM

MS.ing wrote: »

as long as it doesnt disrupt broadband couldnt give a fiddlers

It may mean you have to go outside.

Pilotdude5 · 07-03-2012 10:00PM

Not my beloved gps:(

lividduck · 07-03-2012 10:01PM

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

matt-dublin · 07-03-2012 10:01PM

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.

Yakult · 07-03-2012 10:02PM

Sweet!

squod · 07-03-2012 10:03PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

An enormous solar flare is heading toward Earth

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

Shryke · 07-03-2012 10:03PM

CHAAAOOOOOOS!

Mr.Crinklewood · 07-03-2012 10:03PM

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

eth0 · 07-03-2012 10:03PM

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

Sindri · 07-03-2012 10:04PM

What did chaos ever do to solar flare?

Doom · 07-03-2012 10:04PM

Mmmmm....where's my tinfoil hat

Turtyturd · 07-03-2012 10:06PM

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

ejmaztec · 07-03-2012 10:08PM

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.

MagicMarker · 07-03-2012 10:09PM

Disco Stu will be delighted.

pragmatic1 · 07-03-2012 10:10PM

Sindri wrote: »

What did chaos ever do to solar flare?

He said it was smelly and he didnt want to be friends anymore.

44leto · 07-03-2012 10:11PM

**** 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.

matt-dublin · 07-03-2012 10:12PM

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

drunkmonkey · 07-03-2012 11:49PM

Oh oh!

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

mike65 · 07-03-2012 11:52PM

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

drunkmonkey · 07-03-2012 11:54PM

and food shortages.

micropig · 07-03-2012 11:54PM

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

previous user · 08-03-2012 12:00AM

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

micropig · 08-03-2012 12:03AM

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

drunkmonkey · 08-03-2012 12:09AM

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.

micropig · 08-03-2012 12:11AM

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

drunkmonkey · 08-03-2012 12:15AM

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.

Huge solar flare threatens chaos

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