SPLUUURT! A Huge Flare Explodes from the Sun
Twisted magnetic fields on the Sun suddenly released on Monday, causing a massive flare of radiation that hurled a giant loop of plasma many times larger than the Earth out into space.
This x-class flare was observed by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. The video above shows SDO’s view in different wavelengths of light.
X-class solar flares are the biggest. This one was the strongest one yet observed this year, and one of the biggest during the current solar cycle.
Here are six still images showing the start of the event in different wavelengths:
These images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory at 7:25 p.m. EST on Feb. 24, 2014, show the first moments of an X-class flare in different wavelengths of light – seen as the bright spot that appears on the left limb of the sun. Hot solar material hovers above the active region in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona.
Credit: NASA/SDO
And here’s a closeup showing the sun in ultraviolet light at the time of the flare:
The X-class solar flare erupted on the left side of the sun. This composite image, captured at 7:45 p.m. EST on Feb. 24, shows the sun in ultraviolet light with wavelengths of both 131 and 171 Angstroms. (Source: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center)
Pretty impressive! And if the huge blast of material from the sun’s atmosphere, called a coronal mass ejection, that resulted from this event were to be heading our way, satellites, radio communications, and electrical grids would be at risk. Luckily, that’s not the case, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center:
Although impressive, the source of this event is well off the Sun-Earth line and the coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with this event is not headed directly at Earth. Analysis continues to determine what, if any, geomagnetic impact this will have.
Whew!
Bring on the asteriod!
The last three books I’ve read have all dealt with solar flares taking out the grid. In all three books mayhem and hijinks followed the loss of power.
Who knows, maybe someday we’ll all be North Korean. Lights Out.
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I can’t do anything about solar flares, and neither can anyone else. I’m much more worried about standing over 3 and 4-foot putts for par. Those damn things are just plain evil, especially when they’re downhill.
SSS after a 3 foot putt.
Solar flares might affect the grid but my AK 47 and other protection implements will do just fine.
There have been many books based on the premise that electrical power suddenly disappears. My favorite is “Dies the Fire” by Stirling, along with the rest of his “Emberverse” series. Medieval times indeed!
All of this stuff comes from “the GOVT.” ,
how can we possibly know a real flare from animated flare?
and what kind of ultra black-op directed energy satellites
has NASA – ( “never a straight answer” ) – put in orbit around the earth
for more man made disaster theater?
Davidson is a fraud… turn off suspicious observers , go wait for your rapture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YAa3Vq-pqM
One other thing, I don’t believe they’ll take out the grid using an EMP,
GE is outfitting all the defunct coal fired power plants Obama shut down with
billion dollar gas turbines…. how could they possibly F*#%k us with doubled
or tripled power bills without a functioning utility system?
I think it would be a good thing for the power to go off for six months .Half the population would be gone especially in the inner cities.I am of sick of paying taxes to feed the bastards.
I wonder if God is just warming up the burners. He must be getting pretty tired of humans. I am. Time to start over.
I and many amateur astronomer friends find it rather hilarious how much attention the solar flares of this solar cycle are getting. Yes, it is a cycle. About eleven years. During the last solar cycle even a very large X class 30 flare headed directly for Earth barely got any attention. Now a puny little X class 4.9 flare that isn’t even headed toward Earth is buzz worthy. I guess it shows just how conditioned we are to media hype. Probably the Alex Jones effect. God I hate that prick!
Wake me up when an X class 30 is headed our way so I can get my camera and tripod out and spend the night taking pictures of the Aurora Borealis like I did many times during the last solar cycle.
Really people, stick with what you know.
Even if a ginormous X class 50 were headed directly toward Earth…….whatcha gonna do besides deal with it? Think!
TRUMAN wants to know how we can tell it’s not some govt animated crap as opposed to real. It’s because hundreds, if not thousands of amateur astronomers are out there gathering the same data in real time. The pictures and data may not be as pretty and elaborate as the pros due to not being able to compete with multi billion dollar space based systems but they can all SEE the Sun.
A major grid down situation might just be the wake up call the world needs with respect to our foolish just in time delivery systems and continuous focus on Honey Boo Boo instead of looking out for yourself. I’d welcome it but I wouldn’t bet five dollars on it happening at 10,000:1 odds.
Like I said before, when the news reports start talking about satellite operators being advised to “SAFE” their systems it might be ok to eek out a drop of sweat or two but I wouldn’t even put that much effort into worrying about it unless you happen to have a satellite in orbit you want to protect.
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Read “One Second After”, a novel by WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN. A good novel that spells out a very real scenario after the U.S. is hit by an EMP weapon.
http://www.onesecondafter.com/
@Trumann Uccnot, why the hate for Benjamin Davidson of http://www.suspicious0bservers.org? Some nasty things were said of Dutchsinse, who claims HAARP rings are everywhere and is full of conspiracy theory.
I like Davidson’s daily dose of earth and space weather. Seems legit to me, but I’m just a “suspicious observer” myself. At least he puts forth scientific facts w/regard to his stance on
anthropogenic global warming with his c(lie)mategate series and exposes the U.N. Agenda 21 project.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Suspicious0bservers (daily weather, earthquake, etc., videos)
“TRUMAN wants to know how we can tell it’s not some govt animated crap as opposed to real. It’s because hundreds, if not thousands of amateur astronomers are out there gathering the same data in real time.”
—-Indentured Servant @ Truman UCCNOT
Exactly. Somewhat similar to the 9/11 Truthers claiming a fucking missile hit the Pentagon despite hundreds of eye witnesses watching and verifying that a plane slammed into the building. And despite the Pentagon grounds being littered with debris from the American Airlines aircraft.
bb says:
“I think it would be a good thing for the power to go off for six months .Half the population would be gone especially in the inner cities.I am of sick of paying taxes to feed the bastards.”
Biebs, one of the rare times I really get pissed at your stupidity. I was about to say that the assholes who say, ‘bring on the collapse’ or ‘bring on the asteroid’ are the same little bitches who will run into the arms of some big black dude in prison for ‘protection’.
Anyway, quit crying about shit you ain’t paying for. Do you really think your $195.00 you paid in taxes last year really supports anybody? You really believe you are providing anyone with a free ride? LLPOH maybe, AWD definitely, but you? If you are that fucking sick, just pull the plug already, don’t think of it as suicide, think of it as freedom from paying for Claminiqua’s free ride.