A solar shock wave cracked Earth’s magnetic field last night, but everything is fine

Posted by $ nickursis 6 years ago to Science
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Its too bad they cant alert people to the potential, we might have seen it in Oregon. The SWPAC system doesn't seem to send out alerts like it is supposed to.


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  • Posted by $ 6 years ago in reply to this comment.
    You know, I did that several years ago, and other than get notices of when SWPAC is going down for maintenance, I have never gotten one alert.
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  • Posted by NealS 6 years ago
    Could that be why I had to reboot my computer Friday morning? It was locked up and no programs would run. Perhaps just and anomaly, perhaps not.
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  • Posted by Sealofapproval 6 years ago
    You can sign up for alerts at www.spaceweather.com . Things like that shock wave (CMEs) happen very often. You can also see the polar view of the aurora map, which gives you a probability value of seeing an aurora at a given location.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 6 years ago
    I wish they had sent out alerts. I could have seen that what UW Madison photographed at the bottom of the article for myself.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 6 years ago
    For the sci-fi and crime drama fans, I recommend the film Frequency which features the solar aurora effect as a prime plot device.
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