Solar Flares
Feb 18th 2011, 1:08 am
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Solar Flares
They sound like mighty groovy trousers but in fact they could wipe out much of our lovely technology:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226007817482
Anyway, something else to be worried about
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226007817482
Anyway, something else to be worried about
Feb 18th 2011, 1:21 am
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Re: Solar Flares
They sound like mighty groovy trousers but in fact they could wipe out much of our lovely technology:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226007817482
Anyway, something else to be worried about
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226007817482
Anyway, something else to be worried about
Feb 18th 2011, 4:57 am
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Re: Solar Flares
Welcome to Brisbane on a Friday night
Feb 18th 2011, 8:08 am
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Re: Solar Flares
How long before Bob Brown blames it on man made global warming?
Hang on. Increased solar activity. Global warming. You don't think there could be a link?
Hang on. Increased solar activity. Global warming. You don't think there could be a link?
Feb 18th 2011, 11:41 am
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Re: Solar Flares
They sound like mighty groovy trousers but in fact they could wipe out much of our lovely technology:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226007817482
Anyway, something else to be worried about
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sc...-1226007817482
Anyway, something else to be worried about
Feb 18th 2011, 12:05 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
Seen them before in Alaska. I doubt that the UK is going to see anything like what we saw up there - truly one of the most spectacular things I have ever witnessed
Feb 18th 2011, 12:19 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
You reckon with the light pollution in the UK you are going to see the Northern Lights in Bournemouth, dream on big boy. We get to see far more stars here in Australia than the light polluted UK can even dream about,
Feb 18th 2011, 12:52 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
Not here, but where I used to live in Lincolnshire, 5 miles from any town or village was a good place..
Feb 18th 2011, 1:41 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
Don't start the evening early up there is my advice ...
Feb 18th 2011, 7:24 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
Last edited by Rambi; Feb 18th 2011 at 7:33 pm.
Feb 18th 2011, 7:28 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
What about the Southern Ones? Surely with the south pole tilted towards the sun at the mo it should catch more of the particles. Obviously the folks in Queensland won't get to see them just as the folks in southern UK won't get to see the northern ones but Tassie is in zone and possibly southern Vic.
Feb 18th 2011, 8:19 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
Feb 18th 2011, 11:02 pm
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Re: Solar Flares
I lived in Lincolnshire for 35 years & saw the Northern Lights numerous on occasions, if you live in an area with very little light pollution, as I did, they are sometimes quite spectacular.