Sun Rips in 2 with huge Coronal Hole - Solar wind Incoming!, page 1

Hi everyone,

a fantastic sight here on Space Weather.com

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is monitoring a dark rift in the sun's atmosphere. The spacecraft's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) took this extreme ultraviolet picture just hours ago

It's a "coronal hole," a vast region where the sun's magnetic field has opened up and allowed the solar wind to escape. Indeed, a solar wind stream flowing from this hole is heading toward Earth, due to arrive on June 7th or 8th. High latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras on those dates.

Click Here for a Hi Resolution Image - AMAZING!

Wow, that's amazing. The size of this is monstrous. Reckon there may be some spectacular Auroras in the next few days!

G.

[edit on 5-6-2010 by grantbeed]

reply to post by grantbeed

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WOW!

This is a bit worrying - can't even imagine a solar wind.

And as for the sun splitting in two - maybe the end of the worlders are right.

S+F, Grantbreed. I just put a thread up about NASA admitting the sun is becoming much more active, and what the intention is to protect the earth and us from the technological catastrophes it will surely cause:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

These events like this coronal hole are not something I have seen in the last 3 years watching the sun. Of course coronal holes have been occuring, but not like this one, it is HUGE!

reply to post by grantbeed

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question:

Can this be dangerous?

second line.

reply to post by frozenspark

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Frozenspark, please check out my thread posted above, you will find that something else is going on.

edit to add: GrantBreed I hope you don't mind, I placed a link to this thread you created on my thread since they are so closely related in topic.

[edit on 5-6-2010 by space cadet]

reply to post by LittleSecret

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It has happened before on ever bigger scale than this, especially during solar Maximums (usually every 11yrs)

This is big though, especially considering we are not in a solar Maximum just now.

As space cadets thread mentions, we are at a greater risk these days of satellite disruptions or Radio Disruptions.

On the whole, the magnetosphere is designed to take this solar wind, so mostly i'm guessing we shall just see some spectacular Northern/southern Lights. (possibly a bit further afield than normal!)

I'm no expert though, only going by what I read about previous instances of this happening.


g

reply to post by space cadet

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No worries space cadet. It's good that all these related threads are linked in some way anyhow.

g

I must admit, i've been following the Sun for a similar timeframe as you, and i've not seen this scale of Coronal Hole either, but then again the Suns activity has been dead the last 3yrs.

We are only seeing the sun awaken now with several sunspots and solar filaments, hyder flares etc.

It's all rather amazing!

g

reply to post by Common Good

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Thanks for a laugh, CG.

I had a hilarious mental picture.

Gotta laugh when all is turning to crap - geddit?

Here's a Coronal Hole from May 16th 2003. Much bigger than this current Hole too, although a completely different shape -

sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...

[edit on 5-6-2010 by grantbeed]

reply to post by doctor j and inmate c5779

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That's hilarious..... Be carefull whatever you do!!

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