Batten down the hatches - solar flare
This will probably not be as big as the
Carrington Event but...
From
Breitbart/AFP:
Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA
A powerful solar eruption that triggered a huge geomagnetic storm has disturbed radio communications and could disrupt electrical power grids, radio and satellite communication in the next days, NASA said.
A strong wave of charged plasma particles emanating from the Jupiter-sized sun spot, the most powerful seen in four years, has already disrupted radio communication in southern China.
The Class X flash -- the largest such category -- erupted at 0156 GMT Tuesday, according to the US space agency.
"X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events that can trigger radio blackouts and long-lasting radiation storms," disturbing telecommunications and electric grids, NASA said Wednesday.
If the sky is clear, there is a good chance of low latitude aurora.
I'll be sticking my head out the window tonight...
Posted by DaveH at February 17, 2011 4:08 PM