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Polar Flares To Be Visible Tonight
ideaMUX writes "NASA's solar dynamics observatory recently detected an M-class flare hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. The CME is not fully directed toward Earth, but some of the plasma cloud may be visible in the magnetosphere tonight, causing a geomagnetic disturbance and possible aurora. NASA said M-class flares are medium-sized, and can cause brief radio blackouts that affect Earth's Polar regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow M-class flares."
Aurora Borealis?
At this time of year?
A this time of day?
In this part of the country?
Localized entirely within your kitchen?
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Polar Bares Coronal Mass Erection III
Guaranteed Plasma Cloud Shot
'We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.' RPF
...detected an M-class flare...
So...can you live on it?
That only happens like... never!
Sincerely,
Someone from Cleveland (you insensitive clods!)
...M-class flare hurling...
Chili contests? Night of drinking?
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
Nicolas Cage just drove by my house really fast shouting into a cell phone. Should I be concerned?
Am I the only one who read that as "Polar Bears To Be Visible Tonight" and thought, "Holy crap, they're usually invisible?!?"
M-class? So is it some kind of Mercedes SUV thing?
The OP mentioned "North America". Incredible as it seems, there's this country in North America to the north of the US with 35 million people in it that might want to see this event. Remarkably, this story is relevant for them.
Not really. Most of us are too engrossed in drinking beer and beating each other with hockey sticks to look at the sky. ;-)
I had a bipolar flare-up and tossed a chair.
Table-ized A.I.