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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:35 PM Jan 2014

Gigantic Sunspot Unleashes Flare; Expect Aurorae Tonight!

There could be some truly spectacular aurorae visible tonight - reportedly even the middle latitudes could get a show.

More info from Phil Plait: http://slate.me/1evbEZ6

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Gigantic Sunspot Unleashes Flare; Expect Aurorae Tonight! (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2014 OP

On rare occasions, dgibby Jan 2014 #1

Date is 1/8/14 2naSalit Jan 2014 #2

We're 93 million miles from the sun... opiate69 Jan 2014 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #6

Ejection... opiate69 Jan 2014 #9

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Indeed 2naSalit Jan 2014 #7

Yeah.. we're actually probably getting it as we speak.. but alas... opiate69 Jan 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #12

Is there a chart that shows where it can be seen? I'm in North Carolina and wonder if it can be patricia92243 Jan 2014 #3

Damn you rain! B2G Jan 2014 #5

Clousy type of weather forecast here. longship Jan 2014 #8

dgibby

(9,474 posts)

1. On rare occasions,

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:41 PM

Jan 2014

we can see the AB here in the mts of Va, but no chance tonight. We are socked in with rain, clouds. Bummer!

2naSalit

(86,327 posts)

2. Date is 1/8/14

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:45 PM

Jan 2014

That was two days ago. I'm not seeing that anything more than an M Class flare has occurred since early yesterday.

http://solarimg.org/artis/

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/

opiate69

(10,129 posts)

4. We're 93 million miles from the sun...

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:50 PM

Jan 2014

Coronal Mass Ejections move quickly, but not the speed of light. They typically take 24-72 hours to reach earth.

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opiate69

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9. Ejection...

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 06:01 PM

Jan 2014

Not erection, Warren...

Oh shit...

BONERZ!!!!!!!

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2naSalit

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7. Indeed

Reply to opiate69 (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:57 PM

Jan 2014

but from what all the weather and news say, that aurora was the morning of the 9th. Sometimes they get here sooner than that. But if the sky is clear enough, I'll venture out to see anyway. We've been getting snowed on since th 7th and looks likely that this will last until next Tuesday.

Just pointing out that the flare wasn't today as I got the impression from the OP that another had occurred today.

opiate69

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10. Yeah.. we're actually probably getting it as we speak.. but alas...

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 06:08 PM

Jan 2014

As is typical for the northwest, it's cloudy and a little rainy here so no viewing for me tonight

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patricia92243

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3. Is there a chart that shows where it can be seen? I'm in North Carolina and wonder if it can be

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:49 PM

Jan 2014

seen this far south.

B2G

(9,766 posts)

5. Damn you rain!

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Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:52 PM

Jan 2014

longship

(40,416 posts)

8. Clousy type of weather forecast here.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 05:57 PM

Jan 2014

That's combination weather, aka Sonny Eliot, long time Detroit weatherman.

Cloudy+Lousy=Clousy type weather.

Here he is demonstrating the Clousy concept.

A WWII POW, and a Jew, he told his German captors that he was Lutheran.

Everybody who grew up in Detroit loved him. He died at 91 in 2012 after 60 years in Detroit broadcasting.

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