[–] 24Trilionbucks ago
It is a small ejection, from a magnetic filament not a sunspot. It should light up the Aurora tonight.
[–] Cuttinmuffins ago
Why does every story on any given CME always include something about how we are all going to die when the inevitable solar storm of death comes?
[–] [deleted] ago
Earth could be plunged into darkness tomorrow, with solar winds having the power to affect satellites, knocking out GPS navigation, mobile phone signal and satellite TV such as Sky. A surge of particles can also lead to high currents in the magnetosphere, which can lead to higher than normal electricity in power lines, resulting in electrical transformers and power stations blow outs and a loss of power. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says there is a 45 percent chance that a solar storm could hit Earth.
Is the DS gonna try and shut down comms? Crazy times no doubt!
Ye have JPS as backup, view the colour changes in the auroras though, tis a chance to show off, mauve and Ultra teal + mmm xtra electric blue? https://youtu.be/IUFOVu1CurM Peach is a preddy colour too.....
[–] TrueSeeker777 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
sounds like the rich wants more money, with all the satellites up their of ours and others that can do the job and can tell the UK about the flares in advance why else would they need all those billions except for greed i don't by their lying BS about having to know weeks in advance, from what i understand we know exactly when flares happen and when they will hit the earth already.and it hits the earth a lot faster than weeks this is what i found ,How long does it take a solar flare to reach the earth? 8 minutes 31 and 2/3 seconds at maximum velocity. The real question is the magnitude of the flare, and by the sound of the questions and answers, it's more based on a CME which I believe its speed would be directly affected by the magnitude of it. Otherwise, as previously stated, particles move at the speed of light which is what my answer is based upon. For reference, the fastest recorded CME to date was around 3000 km/s which would have taken between 13 and 15 minutes to reach the earth. An "average" CME will take 12-48 hrs to reach earth, so there is a factor of energy I'm guessing that plays a major role in the velocity of such an event.