Sun explosion could trigger auroras overnight[views:1202][posts:4]__________________________________________ [Aug 18,2006 10:34am - CaptainCleanoff ""] Sun explosion could trigger auroras overnight HYANNIS - Watch for auroras in the northern sky overnight. An explosion on the sun Wednesday hurled a coronal mass ejection toward Earth. The approaching cloud of particles could spark a geomagnetic storm when it arrives and hits the Earth's atmosphere, probably today, according to www.spaceweather.com. If a storm erupts, the best displays will be at higher latitudes: e.g., Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia. However, auroras could descend to lower latitudes, too, spreading across northern-tier states from Maine to Washington and elsewhere. Sometimes during a geomagnetic storm, the sky appears to be blank - no auroras. The display may be too faint to see with the unaided eye. Try using your camera: a 15-second exposure can reveal colorful auroras just below the threshold of naked-eye visibility. - By the Cape Cod Times |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 18,2006 10:39am - the_reverend ""] YEAH! CORONAL MASS EJACULATION! my radio station gets satillite reports about stuff like this. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 18,2006 10:45am - CaptainCleanoff ""] Cool man. I thought you would dig this Rev seeing it mentions the camera deal for seeing it better and you are a bit further up north. Not by much but maybe you can catch it. |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 18,2006 10:48am - the_reverend ""] lattitude-wise, if you would see it, I would see it. we are only a couple degrees from each other. |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 18,2006 10:49am - CaptainCleanoff ""] True, but I don't have a camera. I am going out tonight anyway to see if I can spot anything. I love shit like this. |