New Solar Flare To Arrive Tonight 2012/07/13 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

ScaryBob · 2012-07-13, 01:36 PM

News sites are reporting a massive solar flare that may disrupt communications over the next day or two. Northern Lights watchers should be in for a treat.

The sun unleashed a huge flare Thursday, the second major solar storm to erupt from our star in less than a week.

faston · 2012-07-13, 04:22 PM

That's kinda Scary Bob!

BCScott · 2012-07-13, 05:02 PM

There was a very good article in NatGeo last month: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...ms/ferris-text
about solar storms and their potential threat to our electronic systems. This one shouldn't be too bad according to what I've read today. It got me to do something I have been considering for years. I just ordered a glass solar filter for my telescope to be able to see these storms and flares.

stampeder · 2012-07-13, 06:52 PM

This solar flare event is being discussed in this previous thread:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=155093

dirtroad · 2012-07-13, 06:57 PM

Here is a multiview-multiwavelength video capture of the flare.

There is a mission scheduled for a Soyuz rocket to launch from Kazakhstan on Saturday night with three on board, hope it does not interfere, and only gives them spectacular Northern Lights for their journey to the ISS! I hope to see both in my star gazing this weekend..!

2012-07-13, 01:36 PM	#1
ScaryBob Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Dandelion City Posts: 7,133	New Solar Flare To Arrive Tonight 2012/07/13 News sites are reporting a massive solar flare that may disrupt communications over the next day or two. Northern Lights watchers should be in for a treat. The sun unleashed a huge flare Thursday, the second major solar storm to erupt from our star in less than a week. __________________ At 20 I had a good mind. At 40 I had money. At 60 I've lost my mind and my money. Oh, to be 20 again. --Scary

2012-07-13, 05:02 PM	#3
BCScott Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windermere, BC Posts: 1,127	There was a very good article in NatGeo last month: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...ms/ferris-text about solar storms and their potential threat to our electronic systems. This one shouldn't be too bad according to what I've read today. It got me to do something I have been considering for years. I just ordered a glass solar filter for my telescope to be able to see these storms and flares. __________________ Sony KDL-52XBR4,SD DVR530/630,Tosh HD-A2 HD-A30, Pana DMP-BD65, Pio VSX-1015,Energy C3,CC100,ESM-4,S8.2, Engenius WAP

2012-07-13, 06:52 PM	#4
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	Repercussions for Telecom and Broadcasting Companies This solar flare event is being discussed in this previous thread: http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=155093

2012-07-13, 06:57 PM	#5
dirtroad Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 891	Here is a multiview-multiwavelength video capture of the flare. There is a mission scheduled for a Soyuz rocket to launch from Kazakhstan on Saturday night with three on board, hope it does not interfere, and only gives them spectacular Northern Lights for their journey to the ISS! I hope to see both in my star gazing this weekend..! __________________ If Life is a Highway,...then why is there no end to this dirtroad?

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2012-07-13, 04:22 PM	#2
faston Veteran Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,541	That's kinda Scary Bob!