provide advance warning two or three days before a flare occurs.

EARTH-DIRECTED ERUPTION? NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft is tracking four active regions strung across the eastern hemisphere of the sun.

The blast occured around 0130 UT on February 5th and it appears to have hurled some material in the general direction of Earth. (Our planet is off the right edge of the image.) The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has a direct view of the blast site, but SOHO images are not yet available to assist our evaluation. This was not a major eruption, but it could spark polar auroras a few days from now if a cloud is indeed en route.

Originally posted by happygolucky
reply to post by Phage

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provide advance warning two or three days before a flare occurs.

Off the top of that knowledgeable head of yours how long does it take to reposition a satellite - far enough away to not be damaged..?


Would 2 or 3 days be enough..? I'll look for the info myself btw and post if no one knows, as it seems pertinent to these findings.


[edit on 1/22/2010 by happygolucky]