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Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:39 pm
by Pigeon
Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 January follow.
Solar flux 141 and estimated planetary A-index 21.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 23 January was 1.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been strong.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred.
Solar radiation storms reaching the S3 level occurred.
Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be strong.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level are expected.
Solar radiation storms reaching the S3 level are expected.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/forecas ... 123wwv.txt
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:51 pm
by Dr Exile
I hope it fries all the GPS satellites.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:34 pm
by IndicusMaximus
Life is too short for us to let anything disrupt the flow of institiutionalized mass consumption.
The Sun is evil. We should destroy it.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:29 pm
by Dr Exile
That would save on air conditioning bills.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:34 am
by IndicusMaximus
Well I have this problem with the sun.... it's too bright!
I must've been a moleman in my previous life.
And another problem I have with the sun is when I walk out into it, my own inner sun starts acting up and it's all too damn bright I tell ya! You can only stare into the sun so long before you turn into a krisp kringle.
There's a magical place beyond the infinite and monotonous Lux where things like this aren't a problem.
Most of the archangels know I found it (or rather it found me) and they're jealous.
We need to get to work immedietly on this idea of maybe not destroying the sun, but perhaps making a giant sunglass sphere around its perimeter so we poor souls who wear prescription spectacles don't have to shell out another 200 dollars for a pair of oprescription shades which we'll probably lose and/or break anyway.
We'll poke holes in the north and south poles of the sphere to vent gasses and such, and also to let the space vehicles who use the sun as a stargate in and out.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:51 pm
by Dr Exile
God fucked up, the GPS do hicks are still up there.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:21 am
by Pigeon
Just about over now.
Solar-terrestrial indices for 26 January follow.
Solar flux 128 and estimated planetary A-index 6.
The estimated planetary K-index at 0000 UTC on 27 January was 1.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
Solar radiation storms reaching the S2 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level are expected.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:02 pm
by Dr Exile
Better luck next time God.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:22 pm
by Pigeon
Without GPS, think how the price of maps and dividers will skyrocket.
Re: Solar storm 2012-01-22 thru 24
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:02 am
by Pigeon
This week's huge solar storm will benefit future astronauts, thanks to the rover Curiosity, now on its way to Mars. The rover is equipped with an instrument that measures the radiation exposure that could affect a human astronaut en route to the Red Planet. Scientists are just starting to pore over the data from the blast of particles. Don't worry about the poor robotic geologist, though: 'No harmful effects to the Mars Science Laboratory have been detected from this solar event,' says NASA.
http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/01 ... guinea-pig
The Mars do hick made it also. Space craft killing is a dying art.