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Hope you guys are staying up as the world is about to get one HELL of a fucking show!
Link:http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57392505/solar-storm-headed-toward-earth-may-disrupt-power/
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(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - The largest solar storm in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.
The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects should start smacking Earth between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. EST Thursday, according to forecasters at the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center. They say the storm, which started with a massive solar flare, is growing as it speeds outward from the sun.
"It's hitting us right in the nose," said Joe Kunches, a scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He called it the sun's version of "Super Tuesday."
Scientists say the sun has been relatively quiet for some time. And this storm, while strong, may seem fiercer because Earth has been lulled by several years of weak solar activity.
"This is a good-size event, but not the extreme type," said Bill Murtagh, program coordinator for the space weather center.
The solar storm is likely to last through Friday morning, but the region that erupted can still send more blasts our way, Kunches said. He said another set of active sunspots is ready to aim at Earth right after this.
But for now, scientists are waiting to see what happens Thursday when the charged particles hit Earth at 4 million mph.
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So get your cameras out and prepare to experience something only the sun can give us! And let's all hope and pray we are not gonna die from this in one hour!
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Nine months and thirteen days too early.
Damn.
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Oh, don't panic. It's only gonna effect power, airlines, GPS, and radio towers. Oh, and possible power shutdown too.
I'm gonna camp out and take pics. I already got my beer and everything handy
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So, maybe I'm just an idiot, but wouldn't the solar storm mostly affect places where the sun is shining?
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Originally posted by Sukasa
So, maybe I'm just an idiot, but wouldn't the solar storm mostly affect places where the sun is shining?
No, because this is what we are gonna be seeing:
<object width="420" height="315"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fl-St0uiFTs?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
But instead of being in alaska or somewhere up north it's hitting the USA at ungodly speeds.
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Originally posted by Bitmap
it's hitting the USA
Oh, good. I'm safe then.
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I live near the USA, I wonder if any of the storm will be visible from here...
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hat means for North America the "good" part of a solar storm - the one that creates more noticeable auroras or Northern Lights - will peak tonight. Auroras could dip as far south as the Great Lakes states or lower, Kunches said.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/07/MN371NH9PL.DTL#ixzz1oVKmHZmv
God. Fucking. Damnit.
You folks up north better watch this shit for me. I know I was ready to check this out. SUCKS living in GA
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 Yeah, there are some downsides to living down south.  One day, I need to take at trip up north and see an aurora.
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Originally posted by Kazinsal
Originally posted by Bitmap
it's hitting the USA
Oh, good. I'm safe then.
Saaaaame man, Canadians4life -high5-
But honestly, What the hell sun? I THOUGHT IT WAS DECEMBER 21ST?
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Solar farts have a long history of doing wild and interesting things to radio and electric communications in general.
Grab your favorite shortwave enthusiast and watch what happens 
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Yes. It's long and complicated, but solar weather does effect radio communications.
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