A solar shock wave cracked Earth’s magnetic field last night, but everything is fine
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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- 3Posted by NealS 5 years, 12 months agoCould 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.| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 2Posted by BeenThere 5 years, 12 months agoMost interesting.........thanks. BT| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 2Posted by Sealofapproval 5 years, 12 months agoYou 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.| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 1Posted by $ nickursis 5 years, 12 months agoYou 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.| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
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- 2Posted by freedomforall 6 years agoFor the sci-fi and crime drama fans, I recommend the film Frequency which features the solar aurora effect as a prime plot device.| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 2Posted by $ Radio_Randy 5 years, 12 months agoJust watched Frequency, again, last week. Loved the "shotgun" effect...| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
- 2Posted by $ nickursis 5 years, 12 months agoThanks, freedom...| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
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- 1Posted by CircuitGuy 5 years, 12 months agoI wish they had sent out alerts. I could have seen that what UW Madison photographed at the bottom of the article for myself.| Mark as read | Best of... | Permalink
- 2Posted by $ nickursis 5 years, 12 months agoYes, I would love to have gotten to a dark sky in Oregon...| Mark as read | Parent | Best of... | Permalink
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