Subject: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:32 pm
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On August 1st, the entire Earth-facing side of the sun erupted in a tumult of activity. There was a C3-class solar flare, a solar tsunami, multiple filaments of magnetism lifting off the stellar surface, large-scale shaking of the solar corona, radio bursts, a coronal mass ejection and more.
And it's been cloudy for the last three days. Typical.
Anyway, the magnetic storm is expected to hit around August the 3rd, provoking spectacular aurorae and disrupting communications, although some effectsmay be noticed earlier than th
Psy-4 Armbiter of Good Fanfiction
Join date : 2009-06-10
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:54 pm
Oh hey, I just noticed that it's not cloudy and the sun is directly behind the blinds. Hold on, let me take a peMOTHERFUCKER MY EYES
Lexin Sporkbender
Join date : 2009-06-11 Age : 62 Location : London
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:55 pm
Cool! That should be interesting.
ZoZo Knight of the Bleach
Join date : 2009-06-10 Age : 39 Location : In WD40's head
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:07 pm
*looks out of window*
No aurorae, just the normal orange sky-glow of a city at night. Humph.
rae Contributor
Join date : 2009-06-10 Location : computer chair
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:09 pm
Dude! That? Is awesome. I wish I lived far enough north to see the aurorae.
Trioculus Sporkbender
Join date : 2009-06-11 Location : State of Utter Confusion
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:10 pm
Here in the Midwest United States, the atmosphere is on fire.
Well, actually, no; it only fells like that.
And it was actually hotter last week.
Mikey Go WOOGA NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-16 Age : 35 Location : In desperate pursuit of lulz.
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:54 pm
Is this why it was fucking unbelievably hot today?
My pants caught fire. D8
Verandering The Gender Offender
Join date : 2009-06-04 Location : Colorado
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:14 pm
I thought I could feel the sunlight more intensely today. Ack. I was out in it for three seconds and I felt like I'd be standing in it for fifteen minutes.
Damn.
Sutremaine Shitgobbling pissdrinker
Join date : 2009-11-14 Age : 39 Location : UK
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:17 pm
I noticed nothing at all even though I was out in the afternoon sun for a while.
InkWeaver Harriet Tubman
Join date : 2009-06-10 Age : 34 Location : Home of the peanuts.
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:46 pm
Is that why it's so hot?
Oh, no, my broke-ass car just doesn't have air conditioning. It's just Georgia.
Jesus. Shitgobbling pissdrinker
Join date : 2009-11-16 Age : 34 Location : Somewhere in the past, I blinked.
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:03 pm
I noticed nothing today. I was inside working. >:/
Lady Anne NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date : 2009-06-12 Age : 48 Location : The land of the fruits and nuts
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:13 pm
Maybe that's why I got so hot and sweaty today. Then again, it could have been from hiking uphill in the 97 degree heat.
pirategrrl Sporkbender
Join date : 2009-12-24 Age : 42 Location : In badfic land.
Subject: Re: Bring out your sunscreen and shades Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:24 am