Storm of Solar Flares to Strike Earth Tonight - Ready Foil Hat - Polidicks

Fuck I'm all out of tinfoil.

Do I need to unplug anything before the storm hits? Also, how long will it persist?

This one isn't even that powerful. Not even powerful enough for an aurora. tl;dr: nothing is going to happen. Sorry to disappoint.

NASA isn't worried, so I'm not worried. [url]http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/sunearthsystem/main/News080210-cme.html[/url]

what areas will it be visible from?

[QUOTE=rieda1589;23805618]This one isn't even that powerful. Not even powerful enough for an aurora. tl;dr: nothing is going to happen. Sorry to disappoint.[/QUOTE] So, everything's going to be fine? It's only a space fireworks show?

[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;23805706]So, everything's going to be fine? It's only a space fireworks show?[/QUOTE] We won't even see anything, a Class-C ejection is fairly low powered. Class-M and X ones are when Auroras start, just for comparison. On a scale of A, B, C, M and X.

The sun "wakes up" every eleven years or so, I'm surprised reporters still haven't picked up on a pattern that has persisted for billions of years.

So wait, a spectacular lightshow? Where and when, I want to see it! :D

[QUOTE=MiniManz;23805849]So wait, a spectacular lightshow? Where and when, I want to see it! :D[/QUOTE] from the NASA article [quote]On the evening of August 3rd/4th, skywatchers in the northern U.S. and other countries should look toward the north for the rippling dancing “curtains” of green and red light.[/quote]

[QUOTE=ZapDing;23804797]I can imagine the millions of idiots deprived of facebook and texting via their mobile phones, Oh the inhumanity.[/QUOTE] Yeah only idiots communicate with mobile phones and over facebook :downs: Can't intense solar flares cause the aurora borealis to come further south than usual?

[QUOTE=nERVEcenter;23805837]The sun "wakes up" every eleven years or so, I'm surprised reporters still haven't picked up on a pattern that has persisted for billions of years.[/QUOTE] What makes better news? "Solar storm is heading for earth" or "Solar storm is heading for earth and we shouldn't worry as it happens all the time."

[QUOTE=markg06;23805969]Yeah only idiots communicate with mobile phones and over facebook :downs: Can't intense solar flares cause the aurora borealis to come further south than usual?[/QUOTE] the article mentioned northern united states, so I say yes?

so would illinois be northern enough?

[QUOTE=TheHydra;23806219]so would illinois be northern enough?[/QUOTE] Probably. It probably won't be visible as far south as Tennessee :crying: I want to see this...

I wonder if i can see anything here in Sweden

Southern Indiana here. Hoping to see some pretty lights tonight.

South africa here. Fuck.

I wonder if I'd be able to see them in PA..

[QUOTE=rieda1589;23805759]We won't even see anything, a Class-C ejection is fairly low powered. Class-M and X ones are when Auroras start, just for comparison. On a scale of A, B, C, M and X.[/QUOTE] Thanks a lot, I was looking forward to seeing some cool shit and you had to ruin it with your knowledges and sciences.

Hrm. I'm in about the middle of Illinois and people are telling me "Yes, you can see it from there" and "No, you can't see it from there", so I don't know who to believe.

Think it's too cloudy...can't see shit

Florida bitches

wait wait wait, what about the ISS won't it be affected?

I live in Arizona. I won't see any lights, right?

I just had a power surge. I wonder if it's related to this.

Massachusetts here. And its not cloudy

Its raining here in Montreal.

Guess where here. Cloudy as always.

I've taken some pictures. Uploading tomorrow. [editline]value[/editline] Maybe tonight.