06-16-2012, 09:40 PM
Interesting how two relatively weak CME's can have this much of an effect. I wonder if our magnetic field has weakened significantly in the past year.
Also, I don't seem to have more than an indirect interest in solar-activity now that my perceptions have shifted enough that I see CME's / the potential for catastrophic CME's as more of a symptom of the coming shift/graduation rather than the focal point(cause of the shift).
Work could potentially be more interesting, though, as I started working for a company that uses satellites to function.
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view...&year=2012' Wrote:STRONG COMPRESSION OF EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE: As expected, a double CME hit Earth's magnetic field on June 16th around 0900 UT. Intitially, the impact appeared to be weak, but now the effects are growing. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say the impact strongly compressed Earth's magnetic field, directly exposing some geosynchronous satellites to solar wind plasma. Geomagnetic storms and auroras are possible in the hours ahead.
Also, I don't seem to have more than an indirect interest in solar-activity now that my perceptions have shifted enough that I see CME's / the potential for catastrophic CME's as more of a symptom of the coming shift/graduation rather than the focal point(cause of the shift).
Work could potentially be more interesting, though, as I started working for a company that uses satellites to function.