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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    BIG SUN-DIVING COMET DISCOVERED: Astronomy forums are buzzing with speculation about newly-discovered Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON). Currently located beyond the orbit of Jupiter, Comet ISON is heading for a very close encounter with the sun next year. In Nov. 2013, it will pass less than 0.012 AU (1.8 million km) from the solar surface. The fierce heating it experiences then could turn the comet into a bright naked-eye object. (continued below)

    Comet ISON photographed by E. Guido, G. Sostero & N. Howes on Sept. 24. [more]
    Much about this comet--and its ultimate fate--remains unknown. "At this stage we're just throwing darts at the board," says Karl Battams of the NASA-supported Sungrazer Comet Project, who lays out two possibilities:
    "In the best case, the comet is big, bright, and skirts the sun next November. It would be extremely bright -- negative magnitudes maybe -- and naked-eye visible for observers in the Northern Hemisphere for at least a couple of months."

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    EMERGING BLAST SITE: A farside sunspot that exploded and hurled a bright CME into space on Sept. 23rd is now rotating onto the Earthside of the sun. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the emerging blast site during the early hours of Sept. 26th:
    Because the sunspot is still near the sun's eastern horizon, foreshortening prevents a clear view of its core magnetic structure. The events of Sept. 23rd, however, suggest that this could be a potent active region. Stay tuned for updates as the sunspot turns toward Earth. Solar flare alerts: text,

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    X-FLARE: New sunspot AR1598 has erupted again. On Oct. 23rd at 0322 UT, Earth orbiting satellites detected a strong X1-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:
    Radiation from the flare created waves of ionization in the upper atmosphere over Asia and Australia (the daylit side of Earth) and possibly HF radio blackouts at high latitudes. The blast did not, however, produce a significant coronal mass ejection (CME). No auroras are expected to result from the blast.



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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    Very cool use of our NASA satellites. And yet Obama is destroying the space industry as we know it.

    SUPERSTORM SANDY: Anyone who doubts the value of space exploration should watch this video of hurricane Sandy approaching the east coast of the United States on Oct. 26-28. Without weather satellites and space-age sensors, residents in the storm's path wouldn't know what was coming until the storm surge arrived.
    NASA's fleet of Earth-observing satellites is doing more, however, than just tracking the storm. It is collecting valuable scientific data on Sandy's inner workings:
    This graphic shows the structure of Sandy's eye illuminated on Oct. 28th by a radar onboard the TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission) satellite. TRMM will continue to monitor the organization of the eye as Sandy merges with a cold front to become a deadly superstorm. Data from TRMM and other satellites will help forecasters anticipate future storms even more accurately than Sandy.
    Check NOAA's Storm Center for updated information about the storm. And good luck to anyone in Sandy's path.

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    More cool pics and video

    TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN: Scientists and sky watchers are converging on the northeast coast of Australia, near the Great Barrier Reef, for a total eclipse of the sun on Nov. 13/14. For researchers, the brief minutes of totality open a window into some of the deepest mysteries of solar physics. [video] [full story]
    FARSIDE EXPLOSION: As solar activity picks up on the Earthside of the sun (see "Broken Quiet" below), the farside of the sun is coming alive, too. During the early hours of Nov. 9th, a magnetic filament located behind the sun's southeastern limb erupted, hurling a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) into space:
    This explosion was not geoeffective, but future explosions might be. The blast site, still potent, is just days away from rotating onto the Earthside of the sun. You can monitor its progress using NASA's 3D Sun app for smartphones, which makes it easy to view and explore the farside of the sun.
    BROKEN QUIET: A weeks-long spell of solar quiet was broken on Nov. 8th (02:34 UT), when new sunspot AR1611 unleashed an M1.7-class flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the extreme UV flash:
    Because of the blast site's location on the sun's northeastern limb, Earth was not in the line of fire. It will take about a week for this new active region to turn squarely toward our planet. Stay tuned for updates as the chance of geoeffective flares increases in the days ahead.

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    That's my soul up there.

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    ANOTHER FAST-GROWING SUNSPOT: The sunspot number is increasing again. During the past 36 hours, active region AR1618 has more than quadrupled in size. It now has more than a dozen dark cores scattered across an expanse of stellar surface more than 10 times wider than Earth. This movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sunspot's recent development:
    The sunspot has also developed a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of M-class flares and a 5% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours. Because of the sunspot's nearly central location on the solar disk, any eruptions will likely be Earth-directed.

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    It's threads like this that make me so very happy that I found out about BB&B!

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    I wish you would forget about BB&B and go play somewhere else.

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    Quote Originally Posted by dawg80 View Post
    I wish you would forget about BB&B and go play somewhere else.
    There are probably many things you wish for.......

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    Yep

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    Cool!! Closest approach on Dec 12 during Hanukkah.

    "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    Large, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Headed Toward Earth


    Rachel Kaufman
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    Published December 5, 2012
    A giant asteroid is set to buzz Earth next week, and astronomers are already keeping their eyes on the skies—but not because 4179 Toutatis poses any danger.
    Toutatis, at 2.7 miles (4.46 kilometers) long and 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) wide, is one of the largest asteroids that comes anywhere near Earth. But only an astronomer would consider its closest approach to be "near." When the peanut-shaped rock is at its closest to the Earth on December 12, it'll be more than 4.3 million miles (6.9 million kilometers) away, or more than 18 times the distance from the Earth to the moon.
    (See pictures of asteroids.)

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    Re: Huge sunspot pointed at Earth. "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

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    Cool!! Closest approach on Dec 12 during Hanukkah.

    "There will be signs in the sun moon and stars"

    Large, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Headed Toward Earth


    Rachel Kaufman
    for National Geographic News
    Published December 5, 2012
    A giant asteroid is set to buzz Earth next week, and astronomers are already keeping their eyes on the skies—but not because 4179 Toutatis poses any danger.
    Toutatis, at 2.7 miles (4.46 kilometers) long and 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) wide, is one of the largest asteroids that comes anywhere near Earth. But only an astronomer would consider its closest approach to be "near." When the peanut-shaped rock is at its closest to the Earth on December 12, it'll be more than 4.3 million miles (6.9 million kilometers) away, or more than 18 times the distance from the Earth to the moon.
    (See pictures of asteroids.)

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...science-space/
    Huge Asteroid to Pass Earth Tonight: How to Watch Online
    The near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis, which is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) wide, will zoom within 4.3 million miles (7 million kilometers) of Earth during its closest approach early Wednesday morning (Dec. 12).

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    Re: "There will be strange signs in the Sun,Moon,and stars. And here on earth the nat

    This should be way cool!

    'Brighter than a full moon': The biggest star of 2013... could be Ison - the comet of the century




    A comet discovered by two Russian astronomers will be visible from Earth next year. Get ready for a once-in-a lifetime light show, says David Whitehouse



    Thursday 27 December 2012




    At the moment it is a faint object, visible only in sophisticated telescopes as a point of light moving slowly against the background stars. It doesn't seem much – a frozen chunk of rock and ice – one of many moving in the depths of space. But this one is being tracked with eager anticipation by astronomers from around the world, and in a year everyone could know its name.
    Comet Ison could draw millions out into the dark to witness what could be the brightest comet seen in many generations – brighter even than the full Moon.


    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...y-8431443.html

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