DesertLoner Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 The sun ushered out 2013 and welcomed 2014 with two mid-level flares on Dec. 31, 2013 and Jan. 1, 2014. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. This disrupts the radio signals for as long as the flare is ongoing, anywhere from minutes to hours.To see how this event may impact Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.The first flare was categorized as an M6.4 and it peaked at 4:58 p.m EST on Dec. 31. The second (above) was categorized as an M9.9 and peaked at 1:52 p.m. EST on Jan. 1. Both flares emerged from the same active region on the sun, AR1936.Imagery of the flares was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which keeps a constant watch on the sun, collecting new data every 12 seconds.Read more at http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1113038342/two-solar-flares-welcome-the-new-year-010314/#fKxl6BW4iZkVqR2S.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEEL Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 :rolleyes: Nice, Thanx B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertLoner Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 The reason why I couldn't post the full article is my library security system wouldn't me. without ctrl+command+v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackieo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Published on Jan 7, 2014 A major solar flare measuring X1.2 was detected on Tuesday afternoon peaking at 18:30 UTC.The source of the eruption was region 1943.NASA released enlil model for the X-flare's associated CME.Their forecast shows a direct impact on earth...in about 24 hrs. Moderate geomagnetic storm is possible.http://www.youtube.com/user/earthspace102/videos earthspace102http://helioviewer.org/ AWESOME SUN VIEWER SITEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l00v7oUfX8E Edited January 10, 2014 by jackieo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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