Guide to Solar Flares

[Pharaoh]

Run time: 03:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h1_QI8EboA   Posted on YouTube: August 09, 2011 By YouTube Member: LittleSDOHMI Views on YouTube: 1624   Posted on DU: August 10, 2011 By DU Member: Pharaoh Views on DU: 955

 
Yesterday a large X class flare erupted from the Sun, luckily the brunt of it will miss the Earth.
But as we reach 2012-13 we have a great probability of getting hit straight on by one of these monsters.
This could knock out power grids for months and years.

SDO’s Guide to Solar Flares

by Nancy Atkinson on August 9, 2011

X-Class, M-Class, C-Class… What does it all that mean, and just what is a solar flare? This video from the Solar Dynamics Observatory tells all about solar flares and how they might affect us here on Earth. Find out why NASA and NOAA are constantly monitoring the Sun for activity that could create long lasting radiation storms which can harm satellites, communications systems, and even ground-based technologies and power grids.

http://www.universetoday.com/

[Po_d Mainiac]

1. kicked for coolness n/t

[HighLowRoller87]

2. Didn't we recently get the brunt of a M6 Solar Flare?

Either way, this is just one more reason I love NASA and don't mind my tax dollars going to them.