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NASA Data Suggests Solar Magnetic Field About To Flip
Freddybear writes "According to measurements from NASA solar observatories, the sun's magnetic field is about to reverse polarity. The event is predicted to occur within the next three to four months and will have effects throughout the solar system. These magnetic reversals happen regularly about every eleven years as part of the solar cycle."
I'll be in my bunk-er.
- Zav - Imagine a Beowulf cluster of insensitive clods...
What does this mean for the recipes on my fridge? Should I switch to suction cups?
Mostly random stuff.
And as usual, innocent men have to suffer.
Waiting for news reports to be published that leave out the part that this is normal and part of the aprox eleven year solar cycle.
I've survived 5 of these so far - one more can't hurt...
But nothing like as interesting the Earth's poles flipping, especially with the migration patterns of various species.
mark!
If this is happening in 3-4 months, how many of those days will we get "documentaries" on how this might spell our doom?
Seriously,. if this happens every 11 years, it's hardly noteworthy...
That means I've lived through 3 of them...
Death, Taxes and the Sun's magnetic reversal cycle.
Harrison's Postulate - "For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism"
Otherwise just imagine the panic: non-TFA reading geeks everywhere emerging blinking into the light like an invading zombie army. Could be the end of civilization.
From TFA:
"The sun's north pole has already changed sign, while the south pole is racing to catch up,"
Can someone explain what is actually going on?
Here's a 4 minute video on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34gNgaME86Y
I find it interesting that this cycle is a bit longer than normal this time.
Starting now...[assuming it hasn't been done yet]
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
And thought, man they really are spying on everything.
Silence is a state of mime.
Headed for the bunker with your bugout bag and your rifle.
Yeppers, I remember "cheaper than dirt" selling all kinds of crap for the Y2K apocalypse, and then there was the coming Rapture, and then the Mayan apocalypse.
I'm sure there were a few more end of the world scenarios I missed, but seriously, the end of the world seems to happen about every 2 years.
If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
Used 2 feel it was "conspiracy theorist" stuff till CNN http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/15/scientists-telescope-hunt-massive-hidden-object-in-space/
The last time the magnetic field flipped (Feb 2001), Brendan Fraser starred in Monkeybone. What colossal box office flop awaits us this time around?
Isn't the same thing slated to happen to earth's magnetic field?
I wonder what role social media is having on the timeline for this event?
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
Given the predicted 8 billion year lifespan of the sun, 11 years is a blip. If you equated it to a human 80-year lifespan, the magnetic reversal would happen every 3.47 seconds. It's almost like a heartbeat at that rate.
I'm sorry, but your opinion seems to be wrong.
It has been a pretty rotten 11 years.
and the global warming nuts always come out in full force every time there is a hot day or week
the last week has been pretty cool in NYC. i haven't turned on my AC in over a week. too cold to drink iced coffee.
For those of you too young to remember, it happened before and it will happen again.
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
Coronal Shark Ejection!
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
For a second I thought the title read, "NSA Data Suggests Solar Magnetic Field About To Flip"
And thought, man they really are spying on everything.
You probably aren't wrong.
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
Oh my God!
SunSharks or maybe SolarSharks
...the +/- polarity symbols on the sun?
Is it possible, as some Ancient Astronaut Theorists suggest.....
Could this be an opportunity for Voayager to finally measure the Sun's magnetosphere / edge of the solar system in more detail. The sun is not a perfect sphere I'm guessing, so the change should be recordable onboard Voyager if NASA gets lucky.
20 END (kidding)
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The night will become day and the day will become night.
weather != climate
Or were you just trolling?
Wait, don't you have a 20 second video?
It takes only a minute to read the summary and TFA.
You sir are purveyor of false economy!
Sig Battery depleted. Reverting to safe mode.
Hah! In your face! Who is laughing now? Meet you in the bunkers. Sending Ingress coordinates now...
I'm waiting for a four minute informational video on the topic, directed by Michael Bay.
and the global warming nuts always come out in full force every time there is a hot day or week
or decade or century
"TLDR" ?? :)
This recent 1-h presentation from Helen Mason at the Royal Institute is extremely informative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbI6TDHCfe4
From the article:
"Changes to the field's polarity ripple all the way out to the Voyager probes, on the doorstep of interstellar space."
Expect new announcements about Voyager 1 reaching interstellar space in the next 3 to 4 months :P
tl;dw
Dark Reflection
I find it interesting that this cycle is a bit longer than normal this time.
I blame anthropogenic global warming, we need to depopulate the planet to save the solar sunspot cycle.
Sounds like a SyFy channel movies, Solar Polarity Flip causes big electrical tornadoes that cause massive earth quakes and exposing huge underground caverns where giant snakes, spiders, mythical creatures escape to wreak havoc on Earth.
It appears the sun's magnetic field is playing a G at 37 octaves below middle C. *
* Based on 22.2 year mean cycle time. It appears to vary a bit, and it's playing a bit sharp.
I find it interesting that this cycle is a bit longer than normal this time.
Maybe its pregnant?
Well the warming has been stalled for about 17 years at arround 0.3, last July was only 0.17 warmer. The current solar cycle 24 has been pretty anemic, and now we find out the max is half over, so things should start cooling off for the next eleven or so years! My magic eight ball says the iguanas are going to be falling out of the trees in Florida pretty soon.
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Expect new announcements about Voyager 1 reaching interstellar space in the next 3 to 4 months :P
Try 2-4 years for the solar wind to carry present changes to the magnetic field out to Voyager.
If you continue to use mercury to sweeten your drinks, you will keep making such stupid posts.
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I am not worried at all. Reversing polarity in grieve situations worked quite well for the Enterprise.
Maybe the solution for all our problems (global warming, etc.) is to change polarity in the last minute...
If reversing of the polarity doesn't happen, just eject the core!
So, both the physical S and N ends of the sun are magnetic S? Where is the N magnetic pole?
Big damn monopole.
gosgog:
Well if you're driving someplace using the GPS in your car, you may arrive at an address and it turns out to be one of my ex-wives place. Of course if your extra lucky, you'll get the one who always opened the front door, totally nude & ready for it rodeo style!! Don't hang around after, 'cause she might come after you with a knife in her hand!