Solar-pocalypse

[DiscoUkulele]

Huge blasts of sun's plasma hurtling toward Earth



A massive solar storm is sending plasma our way. Luckily, it isn't predicted to be strong enough to do anything to our satellites or power grids, but it could be the largest solar storm to reach the Earth in quite some time.

Some lucky people (including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) may get some dazzling aurora activity as early as tonight (8/3/2010-8/4/2010).

[AFK]

Boo!  Moar fire and brimstone now!

[Aucoq]

Everything cool always seems to happen in the southern hemisphere and/or Asia. For once, I'd love for an apocalyptic hellstorm to take place here instead. 

[DiscoUkulele]

Everything cool always seems to happen in the southern hemisphere and/or Asia. For once, I'd love for an apocalyptic hellstorm to take place here instead. 

Seriously. Nothing cool ever happens here. All of the eclipses and stuff are always on the other side of the world.

[Kai]

http://spaceweather.com/ - a good source for information on aurora, among other things.

[Pæs]

 

*Goes outside to check*

[DiscoUkulele]

Northern lights could illuminate the sky late Tuesday night

You yanks out there might get lucky tonight. If you live in the northern US, you might be able to see auroras late tonight/early tomorrow if you look to the north.

E: Correction, possibly. According to Large solar storm headed our way, there could be a chance that the entire US, even as far south as Texas (yay!) could see an aurora tonight.

t remains to be seen if this deal will live up to expectations or how far south it will be visible if it does. Your best chance to find out is to be far away from city lights, under a clear sky, looking toward the north around midnight to 3:00AM Wednesday morning (After which the rising moon in its waning quarter could spoil viewing), or starting an hour or two after sunset on Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning.

[Jasper]

This is the awesomest shit.  Oh fuck.

[NotPublished]

I'll keep my eyes peeled and camera on the ready .. in case

[Telarus]

This is the awesomest shit.  Oh fuck.

Fuck yeah it is. I wonder if the other locals know.......

[Hoser McRhizzy]

Boo!  Moar fire and brimstone now!

Ra is ANGRY!  Solar Tsunami!  The sun is a terrorist!  Internets will be BORKED because jesus hates gay anti-american abortions!  Satellites and planes will be thrown out of the sky!  Hot Ionized Gas Ejection!



Some beautiful pics already up on the SpaceWeather site... Aliens landing in Denmark...

Thanks for the link, DiscoUke. 

I'll keep my eyes peeled and camera on the ready .. in case

^Also this^

[Rumckle]

I'll keep my eyes peeled and camera on the ready .. in case

I'm not sure we are going to get to see it



It seems to be going only as far north as Melbourne.

[NotPublished]

FFS!

I swear I thought I saw something in the sky today!!! I asked everyone and they thought I was insane, but their used to my oddities now

[Rumckle]

Well if it gets more intense tomorrow night we may be able to see it, I'm not sure how it will change.

[Pæs]

My phone is made of static and my internet is pretty dodgy. Apparently it's happening nationwide.
I blame this.