Polar Flares To Be Visible Tonight 88
ideaMUX writes "NASA's solar dynamics observatory recently detected an M-class flare hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. The CME is not fully directed toward Earth, but some of the plasma cloud may be visible in the magnetosphere tonight, causing a geomagnetic disturbance and possible aurora. NASA said M-class flares are medium-sized, and can cause brief radio blackouts that affect Earth's Polar regions. Minor radiation storms sometimes follow M-class flares."
Skinner! (Score:5, Funny)
Aurora Borealis?
At this time of year?
A this time of day?
In this part of the country?
Localized entirely within your kitchen?
Science Pron (Score:5, Funny)
Guaranteed Plasma Cloud Shot
M-class...flare? (Score:3, Funny)
...detected an M-class flare...
So...can you live on it? [wikipedia.org]
OMGZ - I can see them from here?! (Score:4, Funny)
Sincerely,
Someone from Cleveland (you insensitive clods!)
Re:"Polar Flares"? (Score:3, Funny)
...M-class flare hurling...
Chili contests? Night of drinking?
Um... (Score:5, Funny)
Hooray for dyslexia (Score:4, Funny)
Am I the only one who read that as "Polar Bears To Be Visible Tonight" and thought, "Holy crap, they're usually invisible?!?"
Re:Hooray for dyslexia (Score:5, Funny)
Every see a polar bear in a snow storm?
Here is a pic:
Re:"Polar Flares"? (Score:3, Funny)
M-class? So is it some kind of Mercedes SUV thing?
Re:Science Pron (Score:2, Funny)
That would explain the M rating
Re:From all residents outside the [ant]arctic circ (Score:1, Funny)
The OP mentioned "North America". Incredible as it seems, there's this country in North America to the north of the US with 35 million people in it that might want to see this event. Remarkably, this story is relevant for them.
Not really. Most of us are too engrossed in drinking beer and beating each other with hockey sticks to look at the sky. ;-)
Son of Balmer (Score:4, Funny)
I had a bipolar flare-up and tossed a chair.