At 20 times the size of Earth, the largest sunspot observed since the fall solar storm onslaught is now pointed directly at Earth. Its unusually
large size also means that it's now visible with the naked eye (although you should never look at the Sun without a proper filter). The implications
of this spot have scientists on the edge of their seats - if the active region generates coronal mass ejections (CMEs), massive explosions with a
potential force of a billion megaton bombs, it will be a fairly direct hit to Earth and its satellites and power grids.
www.nasa.gov...
Does anyone think that this could actually be a real problem? Hopefully it doesn't keep growing. Especially with the the forums saying that there is
going to be a solar storm on july 7th.
Sorry if this has already been posted, just thought it would be interesting to show.
[edit on 9/6/1986 by legacyv]
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