Beam me to Planet Gore !
Tonight/tomorrow we should see some nice auroras from the CME. But that is from a flare that already went off.
1158 is aimed right at us now, and growing. If it gives off a larger or X class flare, we could be in trouble.
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Tom Rowan says:
In an April 2, 2009 article, retired U.S. Navy physicist and engineer Jame A. Marusek writes: “The sun has gone very quiet as it transitions to Solar Cycle 24.
“Since the current transition now exceeds 568 spotless days, it is becoming clear that sun has undergone a state change. It is now evident that the Grand Maxima state that has persisted during most of the 20th century has come to an abrupt end.
“(The sun) might (1) revert to the old solar cycles or (2) the sun might go even quieter into a “Dalton Minimum” or a Grand Minima such as the “Maunder Minimum”. It is still a little early to predict which way it will swing. Each of these two possibilities holds a great threat to our nation.
“We are now at a crossroad. Two paths lie before us. Both are marked with a signpost that reads “Danger”! Down one path lies monstrous solar storms. Down the other path lies several decades of crushing cold temperatures and global famine.”
“If the sun becomes quieter than the old solar cycles, producing more than 1028 spotless days, then we might slip into a Dalton Minimum or maybe even a Grand Minima such as the Maunder Minimum. This solar state will last for decades. Several solar scientist have predicted this will begin in Solar Cycle 25, about a decade from now. But a few have predicted this will occur now in Solar Cycle 24.
“A quiet sun will cause temperatures globally to take a nose-dive. We will experience temperatures that we have not seen in over 200 years, during the time of the early pioneers.
The other possibility Marusek sees is a quiet sun marked with explosive flares capable of returning our electronic society off for years.
Scary stuff.
I imagine you’d be interested in this...
BTTT
If Betelgeuse really exploded over 600 years ago then the first flash ought to get here any time now. When the lights come up at midnight and it looks like noon outside, I’ll worry about it then. Until then, sunspots, sunshmots....