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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- 1Posted by $ nickursis 7 years ago in reply to this comment.You 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.| Permalink
- 2Posted by $ Radio_Randy 7 years ago in reply to this comment.Just watched Frequency, again, last week. Loved the "shotgun" effect...| Permalink
- 2Posted by BeenThere 7 years agoMost interesting.........thanks. BT| Permalink
- 3Posted by NealS 7 years 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.| Permalink
- 2Posted by Sealofapproval 7 years 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.| Permalink
- 2Posted by $ nickursis 7 years ago in reply to this comment.Thanks, freedom...| Permalink
- 2Posted by $ nickursis 7 years ago in reply to this comment.Yes, I would love to have gotten to a dark sky in Oregon...| Permalink
- 1Posted by CircuitGuy 7 years agoI wish they had sent out alerts. I could have seen that what UW Madison photographed at the bottom of the article for myself.| Permalink
- 2Posted by freedomforall 7 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.| Permalink
