July 16, 2021
Farside Solar CME
This from Jim Church:
On July 13th, there was an explosion on the farside of the sun so powerful, we could feel it here on Earth. The debris emerged in a circular cloud known as a 'halo CME'.
When space weather forecasters first saw this explosion, there was a moment of excitement. It appeared to be heading directly toward Earth. However, data from NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft indicated otherwise. In fact, the CME was heading directly away from us--a farside event.
Although the explosion occured on the farside of the sun, it still peppered Earth with high-energy particles. The Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron (ERNE) detector onboard SOHO recorded a surge in hard radiation not long after the CME appeared.
According to scientists, the lift-off of the CME may have created a global shock wave on the farside of the sun. Particles spilling over the edge might have spiraled toward our planet.
The source of the blast might have been the same sunspot (AR2838) that produced the first X-flare of Solar Cycle 25 on July 3rd. That sunspot is currently transiting the farside of the sun approximately where the CME came from. Within the next week AR2838 is expected to return--and then, maybe, the real fun begins.
Tim adds:
While this didn't bother us much eventually we'll have a CME that will.
The Carrington Event happened in 1859 and were it to happen today it would end civilization as we know it. Back then there were no electronics to be bothered other than telegraph lines. Many telegraph offices caught on fire as a result of the Carrington flare.
This would blow out all electronics. There would be no cars, no electric lights, nothing to run even gas heaters (which rely on electricity.) Now water pumps would be working.
In other words, we would be in deep doo-doo.
On July 13th, there was an explosion on the farside of the sun so powerful, we could feel it here on Earth. The debris emerged in a circular cloud known as a 'halo CME'.
When space weather forecasters first saw this explosion, there was a moment of excitement. It appeared to be heading directly toward Earth. However, data from NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft indicated otherwise. In fact, the CME was heading directly away from us--a farside event.
Although the explosion occured on the farside of the sun, it still peppered Earth with high-energy particles. The Energetic and Relativistic Nuclei and Electron (ERNE) detector onboard SOHO recorded a surge in hard radiation not long after the CME appeared.
According to scientists, the lift-off of the CME may have created a global shock wave on the farside of the sun. Particles spilling over the edge might have spiraled toward our planet.
The source of the blast might have been the same sunspot (AR2838) that produced the first X-flare of Solar Cycle 25 on July 3rd. That sunspot is currently transiting the farside of the sun approximately where the CME came from. Within the next week AR2838 is expected to return--and then, maybe, the real fun begins.
Tim adds:
While this didn't bother us much eventually we'll have a CME that will.
The Carrington Event happened in 1859 and were it to happen today it would end civilization as we know it. Back then there were no electronics to be bothered other than telegraph lines. Many telegraph offices caught on fire as a result of the Carrington flare.
This would blow out all electronics. There would be no cars, no electric lights, nothing to run even gas heaters (which rely on electricity.) Now water pumps would be working.
In other words, we would be in deep doo-doo.
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Another "science" article filled with "may have" and "might have been" qualifiers, most of them nonsensical.
An "explosion occurred on the far side of the sun†and somehow "it still peppered Earth with high-energy particles.†Magic?
When "space weather forecasters first saw this explosion†they thought that it "appeared to be heading directly toward Earth.†Space weather forecasters? What were they smoking?
When an explosion happened on the far side of the Sun, "Particles spilling over the edge might have spiraled toward our planet.†Spilling over the edge of what? Who writes this stuff?
An "explosion occurred on the far side of the sun†and somehow "it still peppered Earth with high-energy particles.†Magic?
When "space weather forecasters first saw this explosion†they thought that it "appeared to be heading directly toward Earth.†Space weather forecasters? What were they smoking?
When an explosion happened on the far side of the Sun, "Particles spilling over the edge might have spiraled toward our planet.†Spilling over the edge of what? Who writes this stuff?
Posted by: Bill H at July 16, 2021 11:38 PM (/sW5m)
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Well it comes from NASA Bill, and they've been giving us fantasies for years - like Global Warming. James Hansen wasn't the only Carnac the Magnificent at that agency.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at July 17, 2021 06:54 AM (HUTDW)
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