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3rd largest solar flare ever erupts

#1 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 28, 2003 4:49 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/10/2 ... index.html

Now let's wait and see how this solar flare that erupted on tuesday will affect the communications by tommorow around the globe as last weeks one didn't caused nothing major.
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#2 Postby sunnyday » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:03 pm

So, this is quite unusual. The Bible says the Earth will be destroyed by fire......
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#3 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:10 pm

sunnyday wrote:So, this is quite unusual. The Bible says the Earth will be destroyed by fire......


But not before seven years of trial and tribulation, right? And then don't forget the rapture argument. Some believe the rapture is before the trib, while others believe we stay and fight it out and then get raptured.

During the rapture, can you reach out and grab a non-believer or a procrastinating believer by the collar, drag them up with you, and then, when you're half-way there, look them in the eye and say, "So, do you want to get saved now or should I let go?" :wink:
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#4 Postby blizzard » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:11 pm

I'm sure the solar flare will not make it to earth. Let's not create a panic!!! lol
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#5 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:25 pm

Yes blizzard the media creates more expectations to the public that makes many be alarmed but you have to look at last week flare to see how the media overhyped that event but nothing big happened around the globe.Now let's see if this big solar flare does affect the communications tommorow or it is another media hype.
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#6 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:37 pm

Media hype and the potential of something happening with communications last week are two different things.

Media report to us, I don't like using the word, "hype."
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#7 Postby blizzard » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:52 pm

Sorry CF77, I think that "HYPE " is the correct word here. If last week's flare was supposed to be so catastrophic, and it turned out that some didn't know what they were talking about, then in my mind it was hype.
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#8 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:54 pm

On the scale of 1 to 5, last week's geomagnetic storm was a 3.
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#9 Postby blizzard » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:59 pm

Alright, was does that mean exactly? And what effects did it have on the rest of the world, and these supposed effects, are they just guesses as to what will happen, or are they factual occurances. Just curious here, because if solar storms as large as this happen only every so many hundred of years, how is anyone to know what will happen to my cell phone or anything else.

Not trying to encite a riot here, just curious.
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#10 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:17 pm

cycloneye wrote:Yes blizzard the media creates more expectations to the public that makes many be alarmed but you have to look at last week flare to see how the media overhyped that event but nothing big happened around the globe.Now let's see if this big solar flare does affect the communications tommorow or it is another media hype.


I am not taking any chances this time either. But, I do agree that the last one turned out to be nothing. It is better to be safe than sorry. I sure hate that I have to worry again.
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#11 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:10 pm

I am just saying what I heard (and others heard) on the news on Saturday.

What should the media do to not hype this [and other news stories]?


Blizzard, isn't that I don't agree with you... I always feel "hype" is the wrong word, not that it isn't the right word.
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Re: solar flare

#12 Postby stormchazer » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:28 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:
sunnyday wrote:So, this is quite unusual. The Bible says the Earth will be destroyed by fire......


But not before seven years of trial and tribulation, right? And then don't forget the rapture argument. Some believe the rapture is before the trib, while others believe we stay and fight it out and then get raptured.

During the rapture, can you reach out and grab a non-believer or a procrastinating believer by the collar, drag them up with you, and then, when you're half-way there, look them in the eye and say, "So, do you want to get saved now or should I let go?" :wink:


It also says the Jews will rebuild the Temple first so we are safe so far!
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#13 Postby weatherlover427 » Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:35 pm

Wow that is one huge flare. :o I wonder what will become of it...
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#14 Postby breeze » Tue Oct 28, 2003 9:16 pm

It's a "wait-and-see" situation. I'd just love to
see the northern lights, this far south, but, on
the condition that there were no outages and
such. Of course, the world doesn't operate on
"my conditions", then, either...;)
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#15 Postby coriolis » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:18 pm

Did anyone see the lights on the last one?

Pojo?

Anyone?
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#16 Postby Stormsfury » Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:24 pm

Imagery of the 3rd largest solar flare and a 4 day loop of the sun's activity (the file is QUITE LARGE .. 7.1 MB but well worth the wait for the download.)

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=17751
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#17 Postby janswizard » Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:46 am

strong geomagnetic storms can produce colorful auroras in the night sky visible as far south as Texas and Florida beginning late Wednesday
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#18 Postby blizzard » Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:46 am

We can see the Aurora Borealis quite often here in MN. Love those sites. Gotta get out of town to see them though. I missed the last ones. I am going to look for them tonight and the rest of the week though. If I get a good view, I will take a pic and post it.
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#19 Postby JCT777 » Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:18 am

I am hoping the skies clear later today so that I might be able to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this evening.
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#20 Postby pojo » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:58 pm

coriolis wrote:Did anyone see the lights on the last one?

Pojo?

Anyone?


Yes, I'm north, but not that far north. lol. No, we had cloudy skies last night....could not see any Northern Lights.

Here in the states, we should experience problems with the solar flares sometime tonight into tomorrow.

Blizzard....I was driving on hwy 2 back in Late July and saw the northern lights....pretty sight. Of course, there was hardly any traffic on 2 at 11pm. I was heading to Cass Lake for a family vacation.
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