A magnetic filament on the sun erupted yesterday, May 24th, and the blast hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) in the general direction of Earth. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the action around the blast site in 10xHDTV resolution:
Shortly after the eruption, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spotted a billion-ton CME racing away from the sun. NOAA forecasters say there is a 35% chance of geomagnetic activity on May 27th when the cloud delivers a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.
we have lost power twice in the past 2 weeks in rehoboth. the power outage spanned a large part of the coastal highway (route 1) and interrupted my viewing of Iron Man 2 at the local theater 3/4ths of the way through.
thank god they refunded my money. and the movie wasn’t all that so no love lost.
i blame the CME’s. nothing like a coronal mass ejection to fuck up a good movie!
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