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SOLAR ACTIVITY HEATS UP: Formerly quiet sunspot 1153 is suddenly crackling with C- and M-class solar flares. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded this eruption during the waning hours of Feb. 8th: http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/08feb11/ipad/cflare.m4vBecause sunspot 1153 is rounding the sun's western horizon, these eruptions are not Earth-directed. They are, however, Venus-directed. The second planet from the sun could receive glancing blows from solar plasma clouds in the days ahead. Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor the action. CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A VW-BUG: Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 CA7 is flying past Earth today only 63,000 miles away, or 1/4th the distance to the Moon. At closest approach around 1700 UT on Feb. 9th, the VW-Bug-sized space rock will zip through the constellation Orion glowing like a 17th magnitude star. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2011%20CA7&orb=1STORM ON SATURN: A vast thunderstorm that erupted on Saturn during the closing weeks of 2010 is still going strong. "It looks like a comet plowing through Saturn's northern hemisphere," reports amateur astronomer Christopher Go. He took these pictures on Feb. 5th using an 11-inch Celestron telescope in Cebu City, the Philippines:  "The storm is very bright," says Go. "I spent a few minutes observing it visually (through the eyepiece) and it is very prominent." Researchers call the storm the "northern electrostatic disturbance" because (1) it is in Saturn's northern hemisphere and (2) it is strongly charged with lightning. Receivers onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft are picking up radio crackles each time a bolt discharges--much like the static you hear on a car radio when driving through an electrical storm on Earth. The storm is stretching around much of Saturn's northern hemisphere--and growing longer. This means there a good chance of catching it no matter when you look. Amateur astronomers are encouraged to monitor developments. Saturn may be found high in the southern sky before dawn shining like a yellow 1st-magnitude star. NASA SEES THE ENTIRE SUN: On Super Sun-day (Feb. 6), for the first time ever, NASA's STEREO spacecraft moved into position to photograph the entire sun--front and back. Researchers say this is a transforming moment in solar physics that could lead to big advances in space weather forecasting. Get the full story from Science@NASA. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/06feb_fullsun/And now the news: http://gizmodo.com/#!5753813/space-shuttle-may-fly-without-nasa Sam Biddle — Space Shuttle May Fly Without NASAAlready missing the soon to be shelved Space Shuttle? You might not have to, with private contractor United Space Alliance considering a $1.5 billion a year proposal to take the fleet private.
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EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE: On Feb. 13th at 1738 UT, sunspot 1158 unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year so far, an M6.6-category blast. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation, circled below:  The eruption produced a loud blast of radio waves heard in shortwave receivers around the dayside of our planet. In New Mexico, amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft recorded these sounds at 19 to 21 MHz. "This was some of the strongest radio bursting of the new solar cycle," he says. "What a great solar day." http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/13feb11/ashcraft.mp3Preliminary coronagraph data from STEREO-B and SOHO agree that the explosion produced a fast but not particularly bright coronal mass ejection (CME). The cloud will likely hit Earth's magnetic field on or about Feb. 15th. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. The source of this activity, sunspot 1158 is growing rapidly. Click on the image to launch a 2-day movie: Barely visible when the weekend began, the active region is now more than 100,000 km wide with more than half-a-dozen Earth-sized dark cores scattered beneath its unstable magnetic canopy. More Earth-directed eruptions are likely in the hours ahead.   http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/12/earths-wandering-magnetic-poles-cause-deadly-superstorms/http://gizmodo.com/#!5759765/arthur-c-clarkes-31+word-universe+ending-sci+fi-story http://www.space.com/10841-hold-sun-mock-mars-explorers-land-red-planet-set-mars-walks.htmlhttp://gizmodo.com/#!5758405/how-to-build-a-space-elevator-and-become-an-interplanetary-civilization |
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WARNING FIRST X-FLARE OF THE NEW SOLAR CYCLE: Sunspot 1158 has unleashed the strongest solar flare in more than four years. The eruption, which peaked at 0156 UT on Feb. 15th, registered X2 on the Richter scale of solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation, circled below: *here we go folks... here comes the fireworks we've been waiting on this whole thread... X-flares are the strongest type of solar flare, and this is the first such eruption of new Solar Cycle 24. In addition to flashing Earth with UV radiation, the explosion also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in our direction. The expanding cloud may be seen in this movie from NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft. Geomagnetic storms are likely when the CME arrives ~48 hours hence ****This movie is filmed BEHIND the Sun... The Earth is in a direct firing line from the Sun.*** http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/browse/2011/02/15/behind_20110215_cor2_512.mpg Sunspot AR1158 is growing rapidly and poses a threat for Earth-directed X-flares. Credit: SDO/HMI Effects so far:ACTIVE AURORAS: Solar wind buffeting Earth's magnetic field is sparking bright Valentine's auroras around the Arctic Circle. Øystein Lunde Ingvaldsen sends this picture of the sweet lights over Bø in Vesterålen, Norway  **Massive Resolution Images from SDO** http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/latest_4096_0304.jpghttp://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/latest_1024_0304.mpg http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_304_211_171.jpg http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_304_211_171.jpg http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/latest_4096_HMIB.jpg http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/latest_4096_HMII.jpg************************Watch this*********************** http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/dailymov/2011/02/14/20110214_EVE_daily.mp4******************************************************* http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/dailymov/2011/02/14/20110214_1024_HMIB.mpghttp://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/dailymov/2011/02/14/20110214_1024_0094.mpghttp://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/dailymov/2011/02/14/20110214_1024_0304.mpg |
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LLR, I have no idea if you know the answer but I'm pretty curious.
What's the lowest latitude at which auroras can occur?
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LLR, I have no idea if you know the answer but I'm pretty curious.
What's the lowest latitude at which auroras can occur?
No problem! I know all about this.The latitude of auroras depends on the strength of the CME/Solar Flare. So a STRONG flare could sling auroras down as far as the equator. It has happened before... back a few hundred years ago, sailors in the Bahamas thought the main land is was on fire. All they could see on the horizon was red. What had happened was a very large solar flare had flung auroras down THAT FAR! It isn't uncommon to see them dip lower than normal with strong solar storms. I'll start posting the information on auroral arcs and paths over the next few days. This X class flare should cause some above normal activity. Current Auroral Oval:   Feb. 14, 2011 Location: Sundklakkstraumen http://www.spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=Gabi-and-Gunter--Reichert-GReichert-9896-2_1297761771.jpg   Northern Ireland  A good site on Auroras. http://aurorahunters.co.uk/And now the news: http://www.space.com/10858-nasa-valentines-comet-success.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1356748/Search-Tyche-believed-largest-planet-solar-system.htmlLargest planet in the solar system could be about to be discovered - and it's up to four times the size of Jupiter Scientists believe they may have found a new planet in the far reaches of the solar system, up to four times the mass of Jupiter. Its orbit would be thousands of times further from the Sun than the Earth's - which could explain why it has so far remained undiscovered. Data which could prove the existence of Tyche, a gas giant in the outer Oort Cloud, is set to be released later this year - although some believe proof has already been garnered by Nasa with its pace telescope, Wise, and is waiting to be pored over. Prof Daniel Whitmire from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette believes the data may prove Tyche's existence within two years. He told the Independent: 'If it does, [fellow astrophysicist Prof John Matese] and I will be doing cartwheels. And that's not easy at our age.' He added he believes it will mainly be made of hydrogen and helium, with an atmosphere like Jupiter's, with spots and rings and clouds, adding: 'You'd also expect it to have moons. All the outer planets have them.' He believes the planet is so huge, it will have a raised temperature left from its formation that will make it far higher than others, such as Pluto, at -73C, as 'it takes an object this size a long time to cool off'.  Isolated: The Oort Cloud, where Tyche is believed to be, is a sphere with a radius of one light year
He and Prof Matese first suggested Tyche existed because of the angle comets were arriving, with a fifth of the expected number since 1898 entering higher than expected. However, Tyche - if it exists - should also dislodge comets closer to home, from the inner Oort Cloud, but they have not been seen. If confirmed, the status and name of the new planet - which would become the ninth and potentially the largest - would then have to be agreed by the International Astronomical Union. Currently named Tyche, from the Greek goddess that governed the destiny of a city, its name may have to change, as it originated from a theory which has now been largely abandoned. |
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Those aurora pictures are breathtaking.
In those maps you posted, what are the meanings of the different colors used? I assume it's something about the strength, but I'm not exactly sure what that would mean.
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Another quick update: AMAZING SUNSPOT MOVIE: Less than a week ago, sunspot 1158 didn't exist. Now it is wider than the planet Jupiter and unleashing the strongest solar flares since Dec. 2006. Click on the arrow to witness the amazing 5-day development of this active region, courtesy of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:  http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/16feb11/ipad/metamorphic.m4v   Big sunspot AR1158 poses a 20% threat for Earth-directed X-flares. Credit: SDO/HMI Current Auroral Oval: MAN-MADE COMET CRATER: In July 2005, NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft dropped an 820-lb copper projectile onto the surface of Comet Tempel 1. Almost six years later, NASA finally saw the impact crater. On Valentine's Day 2011, long after the dust had cleared, Stardust-NExT flew past Tempel 1 and photographed the impact site:  It's not very impressive--and that is telling. The lack of a well-defined crater reveals much about the structural integrity of the comet's surface. Science team member Pete Schultz of Brown University explains: "We see a [shallow] crater with a small mound in the center, and it appears that some of the ejecta went up and came right back down. This tells us this cometary nucleus is fragile and weak based on how subdued the crater is we see today." Stay tuned for updates as the analysis progresses beyond the "first-look" stage, and meanwhile, browse the flyby gallery. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/multimedia/gallery-index.htmlIn other news: Astronomers Doubt Giant Planet 'Tyche' Exists in Our Solar System http://www.space.com/10863-mystery-planet-tyche-debate.html A duo of planetary astronomers has grabbed media attention by claiming a planet four times the size of Jupiter may be lurking in the outer solar system. They call the planet Tyche.
Many astronomers, however, say it probably isn't there.
The claim by John Matese and Daniel Whitmire of the University of Lousiana-Lafayette is not new: They have been making a case for Tyche since 1999, suggesting that the giant planet's presence in a far-flung region of solar system called the Oort cloud would explain the unusual orbital paths of some comets that originate there.
"There's evidence that some Oort cloud comets display orbital peculiarities," Matese said. "We're saying that perhaps the pattern is indicative that there's a planet there."
Although their argument is similar to the one they originally made, "what's new is that this pattern has persisted," Matese told Life's Little Mysteries. "It's possible that it's a statistical fluke, but that likelihood has lessened as more data has accumulated in the past 10 years."
Matese says NASA's WISE telescope may have already collected infrared data from Tyche that would be hard to pick out from within the telescope's immense database.
"The spectrum we have predicted is uncertain, and there may be a great many signals that are similar to what are expected for our object. So this may take time," Matese said. It could be two years before a signal from Tyche — if it's there — is located, he added.
Not everyone is as optimistic.
Required: 'Incredible proof'
Matthew Holman, a planetary scientist at the Harvard Smithsonian Institute of Astrophysics, is not a Tyche believer.
Though he hasn't read the latest version of Matese's and Whitmire's argument, Holman told Life's Little Mysteries, "Based on past papers that I've seen looking at where long-period comets came from in the sky, and finding signatures of large perturbers of the Oort cloud, I was not persuaded by the evidence."
Hal Levison, a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., who recently authored a paper on the Oort cloud for Science Magazine, seconded that opinion.
"I haven't read this version of his paper, which he claims now has better statistics than the previous attempts, where he also claimed that he saw evidence of this object," Levison said. "But in previous papers, I really think he did his statistics wrong. Incredible claims require incredible proof and I really believe that he doesn't understand how to do this statistical analysis correctly."
"What Matese claims is that he sees an excess of comets coming from a particular place, which he attributes to the gravitational effects of a large planet in the Oort cloud. I have nothing against the idea, but I think the signal that he claims he sees is very subtle, and I'm not sure it's statistically significant," Levison told Life's Little Mysteries.
"There's another group in England that claims the same thing, but with Jupiter on the other side of the sun," Levison said. "And they also claim to explain the excess of comets."
As always, it's difficult to prove or disprove anything that you can't see or touch, but for now, considering that most astronomers aren't even sure that such an excess of comets exists in the first place, it may be too early to get psyched about Tyche.
Mars500 crew 'walk on Mars' on simulated mission http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12446405http://www.space.com/10841-hold-sun-mock-mars-explorers-land-red-planet-set-mars-walks.html |
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IMPACT! A CME hit Earth's magnetic field at approximately 0100 UT on Feb. 18th (8:00 pm EST on Feb. 17th). The impact was not as strong as expected considering the cloud's X-class origin. Nevertheless, geomagnetic storms are possible in the hours ahead. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. INCOMING CME: NASA researchers have made a time-lapse movie of the X2-category explosion on Feb. 15th. Click on the arrow to play the movie, then scroll down for commentary:  http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/gallery/assets/movies/X2_C2_combo_best.mpgThis is a composite of data from two spacecraft: SOHO and the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). SDO took the golden picture in the middle; it's an extreme ultraviolet image of the sun. A flash of UV radiation centered on sunspot 1158 marks the biggest solar flare since Dec. 2006. SOHO took the red picture on the outside; it's a coronagraph image. The CME that hit Earth earlier today is visible as a willowy cloud flying away from the solar disk. More images and movies of this event may be found here. http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/potw.php?v=item&id=42SOLAR PROMINENCE: A gigantic tendril of hot plasma is whipping and dancing along the sun's northeastern limb. "Wow, what a monster!" says amateur astronomer Pete Lawrence, who sends this picture from his backyard observatory in Selsey UK:   The plasma is barely contained by unstable loops of magnetism, and the whole structure could fly off into space later today. If it does erupt, Earth will not be in the line of fire. This solar activity is not geoeffective, merely photogenic. Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor the action. more images: from the Solar Dynamics Observatory in Earth orbit   Sunspot 1158 poses a continued threat for X-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI Current Auroral Oval: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/potw.php?v=item&id=42http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/18feb11/sdo1.jpg |
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ANOTHER X-FLARE--ALMOST: Fast-growing active region 1161 erupted this morning, producing an M6.6-class solar flare at 1011 UT. The almost-X category blast was one of the strongest flares in years and continued the week-long trend of high solar activity. SOHO coronagraph images show no accompanying CME, so Earth effects should be minimal. Pix are coming in from the Auroras! CME SPARKS AURORAS: One and possibly two CMEs hit Earth during the early hours of Feb. 18th, creating a gusty solar wind environment around our planet and fueling a minor G1-class geomagnetic storm. During the storm-peak, auroras were visible over Canada despite interference from the full moon:    "The auroras were very colorful," reports photographer Sylvain Serre from Salluit, an Inuit village in Nunavik, Canada. "It was worth going out in the cold weather (-30 C) to see the show."
Although the storm has subsided, it could flare up again as the solar wind continues to swirl around Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras Keep checking back for more pix and more updates on the new active sunspots. http://www.space.com/10890-solar-flare-radio-disruptions-auroras.html*edit* AnnouncementDue to a lack of interest in this thread (maybe 2 people at best) I've reevaluated lately the amount of time I spend here and for the most part.... it goes on unnoticed! So, I've decided that my wife and I will probably be making another website/blog about only this subject and call that whole site the archive. It has been fun and it has been nice seeing interest every now and again. I think most folks around here though would rather see topics on games or start one of those bashing each other threads. Not my cup o tea, thank you very much. So with that, if you want to keep in touch about the current going ons with the Sun and other space news you can contact me at bunnyNjackolope@hotmail.com Reach me there and I'll shoot you a link of the new archive thread/website. So long and thanks for all the fish. |
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Alright, I know I said I'm retired and really, I am...to say this forum hates me is a bit of an understatement. I don't get along with anyone and THIS THREAD takes about 50 tries to get a message posted. No idea why even after I told admins about it. THE SITE HATES ME.... LOL. A bit of an exaggeration but it is probably good for a chuckle or two. Anyway, but I figured I could do one last update for 2 reasons: One, I doubt anyone read an edited message from a few weeks ago and two, this crap is getting serious in space and you'll probably want to keep this stuff handy..... Good conversation material (or the fact the Earth might get engulfed in fire in a few years..... either way... fun to know. Record breaking X class flare EARTH DIRECTED CME.  FAST CORONAL MASS EJECTION: A coronal mass ejection (CME) exploded from the vicinity of sunspot 1164 during the late hours of March 7th. It lept away from the sun traveling some 2200 km/s, making it the fastest CME since Sept. 2005. A movie of the cloud prepared by Karl Battams of the Naval Research Lab seems to show a small but non-negligible Earth-directed component  Sunspots 1164, 1165, and 1166 all have delta-class magnetic fields that harbor energy for X-class flares. Credit: SDO/HMI EQUINOX SUN OUTAGES: Many readers reported an intermittent loss of satellite TV reception over the weekend. Was the sun to blame? Yes and no. Senior forecaster Bill Murtagh of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center explains: "It is likely that the sun caused the problem, but not because of solar flares. Now is the time of year for the 'equinox conjunction,' when the sun lines up with the satellite and the receiving satellite dish. When this happens, radio interference from the sun competes with signals from the satellite and can create noise levels several decibels higher than normal. The problem, which typically persists for 5 to 15 minutes, is referred to as a 'sun outage' and is often confused with sunspot or solar flare activity." (For the record, our Cable went out yesterday and our closed circuit monitor at work was showing snow almost all day) SOLAR ACTIVITY: The magnetic canopy of big sunspot 1166 erupted on March 7th around 1400 UT, producing an M2-class solar flare and a bright coronal mass ejection (CME). Click on the image to launch a movie of the expanding plasma cloud:  PLASMA RAIN: It's raining on the sun today. Micheal Buxton recorded the shower from his backyard observatory in Ocean Beach, California. Open your umbrella and click on the image, below: http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2011/06mar11/spaceprom2.m4v BIG SUNSPOTS: Sunspots 1164 and 1166 are so large, people are noticing them at sunrise and sunset when the sun is dimmed by clouds and haze. The dark cores of these regions are many times wider than Earth, so they are conspicuous even from a distance of 93 million miles. Readers who monitor the spots using properly-filtered backyard telescopes are likely to see flares in action; sunspot 1164 in particular has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class eruptions  Even without a CME, the skies over Abisko National Park in Sweden are already active. Chad Blakley took this picture before daybreak on March 5th: We are on Aurora watch, btw... Check out side at dark once in awhile.. keep a camera handy. Gallery\ http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01mar11.htm?PHPSESSID=65aei4l8il99i1fclpdlui2ho3 Space Shuttle Discovery also flew for the last time to the ISS.. that is until the USA buys all the shuttles and re-uses them agian in a few years. Alright, gang. I think I'm outta here. In the words of Jack Horkhiemer. "Keep looking up!" *Try # 5 to post this message |
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« #231 on: March 10, 2011 » |
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Wouldn't starting a blog and then posting a link to your blog articles, be a better hosting method?
Also no one hates you, I just greatly dissagree with everything you say in the LOT.
The only member I think any members on here can outright say they hate is sunrie.
Sunrie was a racist dick who used to make posts about muslims all being no better than murderous animals.
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***note, trying again to reply.... tried editing last message but did not work...... probably mentions I was editing in the post.*** **Editing this message in response to Zim... reasons for this: I can't make a post in this thread due to this error as usual and I'd like to clear the air... I thought for awhile that I didn't mind what people thought of me... you know.. after all these years.. I actually do care. I didn't like how Zim was twisting my words around (very purposely, I may add) and painting me as an idiot racist. That reason is beyond me. Perhaps that is just his character but I really think he has had something against me for some time. Why that is... donno. So I'll write my last 2 cents in a spoiler..... then one final update...... and really... this stuff that I have been looking at for years is starting to scare me a bit. I'll tell you why after this : Zim has seemed to have a personal mission to make me look like an idiot... That is ok, this is the internet (lol) but I would have thought that certain rules laid out on this site would prevent it from going on and on. Such as- "You disagree with everything that I say in the lens of truth." Franken ChickenMy outline: Not enough people die from natural chicken (used stupid comparison about numbers of deaths of other things, your right - it was dumb) and my take More tests should be done, this could be dangerous. Zim's take: "LLR is too stupid to hold a conversation with, Franken Chicken sounds great, no tests needed.. lets have some now!" Alright, thats fine. Chibi then held the same point of view as Zim and we had a good conversation and could agree to disagree. No problem! Next was the Airport security checks and I welcomed fact checking as I always do. Zim showed me that the see through xray machine was bogus and I was very pleased to see that. I thanked him and gave him full credit! (no problem at all with this either... really! I like fact checking and wish everyone in the world would fact check issues more...... the world would be a better place.) Then.... the hornets nest Egypt.... I'd like to go right ahead and say, I wish I had never posted in this thread about my opinion of caution. Had I known my opinion of things might turn out not so good for the whole world would make me look like a racist idiot n00b that had never met any of you before...well... I wouldn't have shared my opinion with you people. I'd like to say this - I'm not a racist... The only cultures on this planet I have a problem with are ones that will torture/rape/kill other people based on cultural differences. Being intolerant of others just seems insane to me. Any group or persons that would cut heads off, look for ways to cause more death and destruction or arrest and torture anyone for no other reason than they were different is crazy. There are plenty of moderate Muslims out there, heck - they take amazing photographs of the sun and post them on amateur astronomy websites. There are genuine wonderful people out there of all walks of life who do not care about the color of your skin or what ever God you may pray to - they learn from all walks of life and share equally. But there are also those out there that are the exact reverse. (Not a title exclusively for Muslims, just about all cultures have these nuts that love killing/torturing people) In the Egypt thread I was only saying there might be a problem one day based on what ever new government takes over the country. Thats all! I wasn't saying "pro dictator and down with protesters" I was simply saying "whoa! who gets power may not be as good as what was there before... and what was there before in all these nations was horrible... so that is saying a lot.
In short, I'm not racist and I became upset that Zim would paint me as a data hiding, pro dictator Muslim hater. Sheesh! It would be different if I was new... you people have known me since this site changed from the red one to this green one back in 05? Really? Another point to this... This sort of roll play finger pointing (I'm an ass to everyone, its my character and motif on the forum) wont fly for new members.. you catch more flies with honey rather than vinegar. Fine if you have 500 members posting everyday... not for less than 50(imo). If I had just signed up and felt like I wanted to share some news stories and see what everyone else thought of them... I'd read Zim's posts and be discouraged from posting any news story. I would think we would all want MORE posts in this forum but that is a crazy notion that I am probably mistaken about.
Check it out, if you guys want flaming in L.O.T. then you should remove the sticky by Bill and Jord and just let the forum flames burn. If you don't want then Zim should be more tolerant of others and relax more. (Somebody start a fund to get Zim started in a Yoga class) If someone says something stupid say "that was a stupid thing to say" not "your stupid, shut up". Also, I get your alls point of view... "LLR should stick with what he is good at, looking at the Sun and space and leave the rest of the forum to us" Thats ok too and trust me, I wanted to update this thread more.......... I keep getting the error message that I've mentioned before and no one fixes it. If I was going to be confined here then the only thread I post in should at least WORK. Of course I'll get bored and go to other threads.  srsly... I've brought that up to at least 3 admins and many people in the count and in the feedback board. Still getting that message and it takes a LONG time to get something posted......  Anyway, I think that clears the air... Up to you guys to decide on what action you should do. If you plan to FIX THE PROBLEM then you should try this - Take one of my past posts from a previous page.. a nice long one with high res pix and movies and some news articles that I was trying to hide in the bottom of the post [/sarcasm]. Get a post loaded with all that then hit QUOTE and get rid of the quotes and make it look like your posting it your self. HIT POST. If you don't get the error message then it may be on my end. FEEL FREE TO SIGN IN AS ME ADMINS AND DO THE EXACT SAME THING I MENTIONED ABOVE. You should get the error message. I give the admins 100% permission to sign in as me and post in this thread to get the problem to appear. If that doesn't work then I have no idea. Oh also I didn't post the link to the blog because I've tried 3 now and I hate each one... an email would allow me to notify people if I've found something better..... also this would keep Zim out of my sites and stop him from trolling ..........LOL! HA! I almost got through the whole thing with out a Charlie Sheen moment...(I should sue Charlie for that btw, that whole "Trolls!" bit was totally my shtick. heheehhe jk) So, with all that I'd like to give you this bit of data and you can make up your own minds..... listen to what they tell you and what scientists tell you or ask your self "do I really think there is a way it is connected even though there is no proof we have yet?" I apologize for the link I am posting, the site sounds bananas but do your self a favor and google "March 19th Super Moon might cause Earth Quakes". http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message1382634/pg1The site I get a majority of my solar news from "spaceweather.com" had an article that went something like this "March 19 marks the coming of the Super Moon... The Moons closest approach to the Earth in X number of years. Some astronomers think this may trigger a massive earth quake." Now go ahead and call me crazy but this comment was REMOVED after the Japan quake and was deleted from the spaceweather.com archives. I swear to you though it WAS on that site. As was on other sites as well if you google the phrase your self. (Fact check people, really) Spaceweather then made the following announcment: COINCIDENCES: Many readers have asked if this week's terrible earthquake in Japan was connected to the contemporaneous geomagnetic storms of March 10th and 11th. In short, no. There is no known, credible evidence of solar activity triggering earthquakes. Moreover, in the historical record, there are thousands of examples of geomagnetic storms without earthquakes, and similar numbers of earthquakes without geomagnetic storms. The two phenomena are not linked. But it doesn't mention the moon..... IF quakes can be predicted by using the Sun and Moon as forecasters.... I think people have a right to know. |
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SPECTACULAR EXPLOSION (UPDATED): Magnetic fields on the sun's northeastern limb erupted around 17:45 UT on April 16th, producing one of the most visually-spectacular explosions in years. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded the blast at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths:  http://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/16apr12/ipad/spectacular.m4vThe explosion, which registered M1.7 on the Richter Scale of solar flares, was not Earth-directed, but it did hurl a CME into space. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab have analyzed the trajectory of the cloud and found that it will hit NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft, the Spitzer space telescope, and the rover Curiosity en route to Mars. Planets Venus and Mars could also receive a glancing blow. Using data from SDO, Steele Hill of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center assembled a must-see movie of the event. http://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/16apr12/304.movIt shows the explosion unfolding at 304Å, a wavelength which traces plasma with a temperature around 80,000 K. Coverage of the blast was not limited to space telescopes. Amateur astronomers saw it, too. Jim Lafferty sends this picture from his backyard observatory in Redlands, California:   LYRID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is approaching the debris field of ancient Comet Thatcher, source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on April 21-22; a nearly-new moon on those dates will provide perfect dark-sky conditions for meteor watching. Usually the shower is mild (10-20 meteors per hour) but unmapped filaments of dust in the comet's tail sometimes trigger outbursts 10 times stronger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJNUaGUPnPM |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzWljwtqUIMExplanation: Coronal Holes pose two separate threats. When you see them on the list, it means that either 1) There was a sharp change in the solar wind speed, or other spaceweather effects from a coronal hole stream, or 2) the strong magnetic spot was on the earthfacing disk either facing earth, or a few days from that. I am not the first person to identify this non-solar-wind-related coronal hole correlation to large quake events. EARTHQUAKE/SPACEWEATHER/PLANETARY GEOMETRY DATASET: http://www.4shared.com/office/jQf-jJVD/Earthquakes_Planetary_Bodies_S.html?TRY THIS IF THAT FIRST LINK BUGS YOU OUT: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?8yd7ddtd2rd7ffbSources Used to Compile Data Set: USGS, SDO, SOHO, JPL, Stellarium, fourmilab [Google them if you don't know.] PLANETARY GEOMETRY: Bigbytes - http://dcsymbols.com/future/quepaso.htmdcsymbols - www.youtube.com/user/dcsymbolsEARTH's ANGULAR VELOCITY & WEATHER CORRELATION John Thomas Bryant Jr. - www.youtube.com/user/astrotometrySOLAR/SEISMIC CONNECTION: 1) Solar Activity as a Trigger Mechanism For Earthquakes. Simpson, John F. University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Revised December 16, 1967 [In my opinion, only valuable for the theorized trigger mechanism] 2) Long-Period Trends in Global Seismic and Geomagnetic Activity and their Relation to Solar Activity. S. Odintsov, K. Boyarchuk, K. Georgieva, B. Kirov, D. Atanasov. Russian Academy of Sciences, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia University, Bulgaria. Accepted March 18, 2005. 3) Does the Solar Cycle Modulate Seismic and Volcanic Activty? A. Mazzarella, A. Palumbo. University of Naples, Italy. Accepted April 10, 1989. SOLAR/ATMOSPHERIC CONNECTION: Physical Mechanism of the Action of Solar Activty and other Geophysical Factors on the State of the Lower Atmosphere, meteorological parameters, and Climate. M. I. Pudovkin, O. M. Raspoov. Phys.-Usp. 36 644 ( http://iopscience.iop.org/1063-7869/36/7/A09). 1993. CHINA QUAKE - 5/12/2008: Formation Mechanism of Great Positive TEC Disturbances Prior to Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12, 2008. M. V. Klimenko, V. V. Klimenko, I. E. Zakharenkova, S.A. Pulinets, B. Zhao, M. N. Tsidilina. West Dept. of N.V. Pushkov, Kaliningrad State Technical University, Fedorov Institute of Applied geophysics, IKI (Moscow), Beijing National Observatory of Space Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Accepted March 31, 2011
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Anybody get a chance to see the Perseid meteor shower?
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