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Post by rockjunquie on May 10, 2024 7:35:13 GMT -5
Could be a bad one. I'm jealous that the borealis should be spectacular for some of you.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 10, 2024 11:18:12 GMT -5
This will cause the northern lights to be visible as far south as Alabama this Saturday night. To see it you'll need to be in a dark place (away from the city and other sources of light pollution) with an unobstructed view of the northern horizon. It usually peaks between 10PM and 2 AM local time. www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast |
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Post by wargrafix on May 10, 2024 12:21:45 GMT -5
I was going to image the sunspot...but the weather is just funky
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Post by titaniumkid on May 10, 2024 17:37:17 GMT -5
The southern lights were great last month and they are predicting events will get stronger until the solar maximum peaks in July 2025. I would love to see an aurora.
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Post by wargrafix on May 10, 2024 18:10:30 GMT -5
Anyone interested US...check it out if you can
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Post by realrockhound on May 10, 2024 19:04:48 GMT -5
Gonna be a massive energy wave that knocks out the internet 😂
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Post by RWA3006 on May 10, 2024 19:59:10 GMT -5
Gonna be a massive energy wave that knocks out the internet 😂 Merchants of fear fishing for clicks. Only problem is it might be for real one of these days and how do we know what's legit? Ha, five minutes after I post this the net will probably go down. |
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Post by realrockhound on May 10, 2024 20:04:16 GMT -5
Gonna be a massive energy wave that knocks out the internet 😂 Merchants of fear fishing for clicks. Only problem is it might be for real one of these days and how do we know what's legit? Ha, five minutes after I post this the net will probably go down. Yeah, I was just being a smartass. With all the happenings that I’ve heard were supposed to happen over the last 4 years, I live in the I’ll believe it when I see it world, and then just deal with it when it happens. |
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Post by RWA3006 on May 10, 2024 20:06:06 GMT -5
Me too. They've lost their credibility.
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Post by titaniumkid on May 10, 2024 20:37:05 GMT -5
It's good to check a variety of news sources to keep the hysteria in check. One (more tabloid) news site in Aus is focussing on how the storm will cause chaos (and even mentions a small power outage in Sydney last night, with the small caveat that it isn't clear what caused the outage but let's mention it anyway to scare people), while another website is all "yes, it could cause disruptions but more importantly, this is how you can see the aurora!" It's cloudy here again but at midnight there will apparently be a couple of hours of clear skies, so I might climb on the roof, if it's not wet. Stupidity like this is probably the biggest risk from geomagnetic storms  |
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Post by wargrafix on May 10, 2024 20:55:39 GMT -5
It doesnt have the energy output to trigger a carrington event, but one is always possible
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Post by RWA3006 on May 10, 2024 23:05:11 GMT -5
It doesnt have the energy output to trigger a carrington event, but one is always possible From what I've read the Carrington event was the real deal and statistically it's bound to happen again. I wouldn't want to go through it but the silver lining in that cloud is it would probably stifle the news media for a few moments.  |
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Post by wargrafix on May 11, 2024 0:05:15 GMT -5
It doesnt have the energy output to trigger a carrington event, but one is always possible From what I've read the Carrington event was the real deal and statistically it's bound to happen again. I wouldn't want to go through it but the silver lining in that cloud is it would probably stifle the news media for a few moments. Statically 2012, we narrowly missed a smaller event. It's exceptionally rare and certain factors have to come into play such and direction the CME (coronal mass ejection) is projecting in. In thr 1980s, Canada got a taste. And it was rough According to research I have been personally part of, should a full blown event such as the Carrington event hit, it could take upwards of 30-50 years to recover. And that's north America alone. And there is possibility of even stronger events such as a charliemange event, which is a theoretical event well within the realm of possibility |
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Post by realrockhound on May 11, 2024 13:25:02 GMT -5
An aurora borealis just flew over my house.
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Post by Starguy on May 11, 2024 16:01:58 GMT -5
The wife got some good ones with her cellphone.   |
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Post by titaniumkid on May 11, 2024 18:25:29 GMT -5
Aurora australis. It was amazing despite the light pollution, even on a phone camera <3 I haven't checked the time lapse on my camera yet, but I was having lens/skill issues so it may be awful. And I'm pretty sure the neighbours now think I'm a friendly standoffish neighbourhood spiderman pervert  |
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Post by Starguy on May 11, 2024 20:30:04 GMT -5
I was initially looking north hoping to see the aurora. I think we’re around 46° N latitude. Turns out I needed to look straight up. It peaked around 10:45-11:00 Pacific time.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 12, 2024 8:01:26 GMT -5
Cloudy here.  |
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Post by Starguy on May 12, 2024 16:40:53 GMT -5
We didn’t see anything last night.
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Post by wargrafix on May 12, 2024 19:30:09 GMT -5
Aurora australis. It was amazing despite the light pollution, even on a phone camera <3 I haven't checked the time lapse on my camera yet, but I was having lens/skill issues so it may be awful. And I'm pretty sure the neighbours now think I'm a friendly standoffish neighbourhood spiderman pervert Hell yes. That's a gorgeous shot! |
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