Posted on 02/26/2011 2:27:23 PM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour
The sun unleashed a powerful flare Thursday (Feb.24) that – while not the strongest solar storm ever seen – let loose a massive wave of magnetic plasma in a dazzling display.
The solar flare kicked up a huge, twisting tendril of plasma that scientists call a solar prominence. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the flare in an eye-catching video, with mission scientists calling the eruption a "monster prominence."
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Let me be the first. “Bush’s Fault!”
Too bad the power and energy from these storms cannot be used to knock liberal thought out of the Universe, or at the least the Solar System.
Looks like the sun is expressing its disgust with Zer0’s latest Fatwa.
One of these bad boys is going to be pointed right in the Earth’s path. I’m making a tinfoil suit.
Now that is cool.
There was a “conspiracy theory” that the real purpose of HAARP is to establish a connection between the charged atmosphere and the Earth. If we could tap into THAT we would have an enormous new energy source.
I could be wrong, but my take on it is that over the last few thousand years, what is taking place today is tame compared to other periods.
Nice show. Keep those pictures coming.
I actually kind of like him, and I thought the movie wasn't all that bad (but could have been better). Anyway, a large solar flare is a factor in the plot. Just sayin',
“I’m making a tinfoil suit.”
Kind of like a giant baked potato?
Keeps the juices in.
Which direction?
That's it!!!
No T shirts for you!
Tho I might reconsider once I can economically log in again. I owe you for Slip and a Young one I believe. I do make good on promises.....not today.
Damn it!
Another concern created by man made global warming.
That Algore guy sure has been a visionary when it comes to global death and mayhem caused by us humans.
The real Source of Global Warming? Cept these is the coldest winter on record.
When do we start hearing Global cooling due to the CO2 reflecting sunlight back into space. /S
Don’t forget to slather yourself in butter first.
It looks like the smoke is going down. How can that be?
You are right there, there is enough energy to power the
earth for years.
It’s just like Nuclear power, we harness the power of the
atom(1945) to generate STEAM (1700) to make electricity(1800). It’s too bad there isn’t some way to take it off directly.
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