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mx270a
Posted 3/7/2012 15:43 (#2273628)
Subject: Solar activity tonight/tomorrow



Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Don't be surprised if there is some GPS disruption overnight tonight.
NASA models using data from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have now provided more information about the two CMEs associated with the two March 6 flares. The first is traveling faster than 1300 miles per second; the second more than 1100 miles per second. NASA's models predict that the CMEs will impact both Earth and Mars, as well as pass by several NASA spacecraft – Messenger, Spitzer, and STEREO-B. The models also predict that the leading edge of the first CME will reach Earth at about 1:25 AM EST on the morning of March 8 (plus or minus 7 hours). Such a CME could result in a severe geomagnetic storm, causing aurora at low latitudes, with possible disruption to high frequency radio communication, global positioning systems (GPS), and power grids.

The video in the following link is pretty cool.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/News030712-X1.5.htm...


Edited by mx270a 3/7/2012 15:44




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