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TattoedBacon t1_je67506 wrote

Giant hole in the Sun is not on my bingo card, can we give it a rest on the shit trying to kill us every damn month?! 😆

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autotldr t1_je67juf wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)

> A huge hole has appeared in the sun which is 20 times larger than Earth, it has been reported.

> It will result in 1.8-million-mile-per-hour solar winds being sent towards Earth on Friday.

> NASA said: "Coronal holes are magnetically open areas that are one source of high-speed solar wind. They appear dark when viewed in many wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light, such as seen here. At times, the solar wind can generate aurora at higher latitudes on Earth."

Extended Summary | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: hole^#1 Earth^#2 sun^#3 coronal^#4 solar^#5

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Feynnehrun t1_je68j1m wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,455,899)

USUALLY harmless doesn't mean ALWAYS harmless. Not to say this particular event is dangerous, but relatively dangerous events resulting from CMEs is not uncommon and happen roughly every 100 years. They haven't been a huge problem before because the world wasn't reliant on technology. CMEs that are large enough can damage electronics and bring down electrical infrastructure. 100 years ago, that was a minor annoyance. Now....having one half of the earth losing its power infrastructure, satellite communications and electronics would be devastation on a massive scale.

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reddit455 t1_je692ds wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,455,899)

we watch closely for a reason.

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SPACE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

R3 (Strong) HF Radio Blackout Event 29 March, 2023 UTC-Day
published: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 03:14 UTC
A R3 (Strong) HF radio blackout event occurred due to a X1.2 flare from Region 3256 on 28 March, 2023, at 10:33 pm EDT (29/0233 UTC).

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New_World_Native t1_je6a9xd wrote

So tired of the old clickbait and fear mongering. The Aurora's that many saw last week were a result of a larger solar storm.

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Deranged40 t1_je6aqsa wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,455,899)

I didn't read any doom & gloom in the headline. Instead, I got excited about this. The more pertinent line from the article for my instant reaction is:

>At times, the solar wind can generate aurora at higher latitudes on Earth

I live just a little bit too far south to consistently see Aurora Borealis, but far enough north that I can in the event of extraordinary solar storms such as this one. This article tells me that I should keep my eyes in the sky if there aren't any clouds the next couple nights.

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Deranged40 t1_je6b3qz wrote

Replying to New_World_Native (#2,456,497)

Why do you think this is fear mongering? That's not the feeling I got from the article or the title. As you seem to know, Solar Storms = Auroras. This is a post informing of more Auroras. This is good news that, to me, sounded like it was being reported as good news.

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New_World_Native t1_je6cror wrote

Replying to Deranged40 (#2,456,673)

Good on you. Nothing about giant hole and storm heading to earth has a negative connotation. If the goal was to inform the reader about upcoming Aurora's they would say so in the Headline. Headlines are carefully drafted to grab as many viewers/clicks as possible.

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solreaper t1_je6fcgu wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,455,899)

My time underway in the Navy is the only time that space weather was part of my daily routine. Only had one disruption in two years of underway time and it was HF. We were still concerned because a lot of what we did depended on the satellites that can be affected. Since then I haven’t been real concerned lol

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vazooo1 t1_je6jbwn wrote

Northern lights this friday? Will the storm be more powerful than on the 23rd?

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carnizzle t1_je6jjik wrote

Won't you come,.

and wash away the rain.

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bobzwik t1_je6zfw3 wrote

Replying to Boschala (#2,461,022)

But both poles are at 90 degrees, with the equator at 0. Lower latitudes should mean nearer to the equator, no matter the hemisphere. Or am I missing something obvious?

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nomorepumpkins t1_je73n69 wrote

omfg. So I aurora chase as a hobby. I've actually got a bit of a following for my updates and pics. articles like this cause my phone to light up with everyone tagging me and messaging asking what time it will arrive, like to the minute, and other dumb questions. after last week's big show people went insane. it was nonstop pics of clouds asking if it was the aurora. One aurora 'influencer' quit after getting so much hate mail because the lights didn't produce that night. there were traffic jams on Georgian bay because 1000s of people came looking for the lights. cops had to be called. I kinda hoped the news would ignore this flare but alas I better go charge my phone before this gains traction.

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Spadrick t1_je76w6p wrote

It's getting a little superunknown in here...

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chockedup t1_je787t4 wrote

The sun is scary while also being our primary life giver.

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kosieroj t1_je7q192 wrote

Global warming caused that. Trump's fault.

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theflyingvs t1_je7rfom wrote

Its called a CME and it can disrupt electronics. Basically the sun shoots out about 5 of these bad boys a day and every decade we have a 1% chance of getting smacked.

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DankJankMTGAllStar90 t1_je7rmj9 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,455,899)

Honestly the people on the bleeding edge of Sun science are a little concerned at how weak the magnetic field got from the last g4 storm...

Our field has been weaking over time and this means storms have intensified effects.

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sonic_stream t1_je8bz4c wrote

Solar Storm => Internet outage.

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It was nice to meet you all guys.

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kingcl- t1_je8hglj wrote

I've been watching too much Gemini Home Entertainment to not be fucked up by the image of that hole.

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BigBuy3674 t1_je9vvec wrote

Besides just being an interesting celestial thing, this is a non-story. They happen often and this one will probably not cause any issues.

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