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A long dark magnetic filament is looping around the northeastern limb, stretching almost 100,000 km from end to end:
Long, bushy filaments like this have been known to grow unstable and erupt, producing a type of spotless flare called a "Hyder flare." If that happens now, Earth would likely feel some effects from the blast because the filament is turning to face our planet. Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor developments.
Originally posted by blujay
All of it is geared to wake humanity up. Better listen to the alarm clock and clean out your personal closet. Choices are coming for us all.
Originally posted by Phage
Solar filaments are normal and common aspects of solar activity. There is nothing unusual about them. They are formed when the magnetic field of Sun lifts solar gasses from the surface. They are usually flung off the surface and into space but if they do collapse back to the surface they can create what is known as a Hyder flare. There is nothing particularly severe about a Hyder flare. What is of interest about them is that they occur in the absence of sunspots, the usual source of flares.
No, they do not cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Originally posted by Phage
Solar filaments are normal and common aspects of solar activity. There is nothing unusual about them. They are formed when the magnetic field of Sun lifts solar gasses from the surface. They are usually flung off the surface and into space but if they do collapse back to the surface they can create what is known as a Hyder flare. There is nothing particularly severe about a Hyder flare. What is of interest about them is that they occur in the absence of sunspots, the usual source of flares.
No, they do not cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Originally posted by Durant
Originally posted by Phage
Solar filaments are normal and common aspects of solar activity. There is nothing unusual about them. They are formed when the magnetic field of Sun lifts solar gasses from the surface. They are usually flung off the surface and into space but if they do collapse back to the surface they can create what is known as a Hyder flare. There is nothing particularly severe about a Hyder flare. What is of interest about them is that they occur in the absence of sunspots, the usual source of flares.
No, they do not cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Even top scientists will tell you we know very little about the Sun. Your overconfidence is misplaced to say the least.
And what has actually been said is that Solar flares cannot be used to accurately predict earthquakes, but that is NOT the same as saying there is not a correlation. Simply science tells you that!
Originally posted by Phage
Solar filaments are normal and common aspects of solar activity. There is nothing unusual about them. They are formed when the magnetic field of Sun lifts solar gasses from the surface. They are usually flung off the surface and into space but if they do collapse back to the surface they can create what is known as a Hyder flare. There is nothing particularly severe about a Hyder flare. What is of interest about them is that they occur in the absence of sunspots, the usual source of flares.
No, they do not cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Originally posted by Durant
Originally posted by blujay
All of it is geared to wake humanity up. Better listen to the alarm clock and clean out your personal closet. Choices are coming for us all.
Hang on though, you hear all this new agey 'wake up' stuff but there seems to be a problem with that kind of thinking.
Surely, if something like a massive solar flare has a REALLY bad effect on our planet. Including a lot of health problems, or worse case scenario scorched Earth, how can that be a wake up call? People don't get 'enlightened' by the Earth being burned to the ground. Or for that matter common infrastructure falling apart. I don't see what is so great about losing all our technology. How is it good if specialised hospital equipment switches off killing people? Or if energy services can't coordinate?
It's all very well going off to Brighton or Glastonbury and painting yourself naked and making your own silly hats but actually technology has been good for the human race.
[edit on 19-5-2010 by Durant]