Comet Lemmon (C/2012 F6), which is receding from the sun not far beyond the orbit of Earth, has just experienced a "disconnection event."
A cloud of dusty plasma is propagating down the comet's tail, shown here in a photo taken by Paul Mortfield on May 15th:
Disconnection events can be caused by CME impacts. A famous example is that of Comet Encke in 2007.
Comet Lemmon, however, is not on the same side of the sun as active sunspot AR1748. It's hard to see how the recent X-flares can be responsible. Nevertheless, solar activity is high and comets are very sensitive to stormy space weather.
Comet Encke
On April 20, 2007, the comet Encke had just dipped inside the orbit of Mercury, perilously close to the sun, when a solar eruption struck and literally tore the comet's tail off.
NASA's STEREO-A probe recorded a fantastic movie of the collision.
The eruption that hit Encke was a CME or "coronal mass ejection.
CMEs are fast-moving and massive, packing billions of tons of solar gas and magnetism into billowing clouds traveling a million-plus miles per hour.
Actually, it is a little surprising that a CME succeeded in ripping off a comet's tail. For all their mass and power, CMEs are spread over a large volume of space.
The impact of a CME exerts little more than a few nanoPascals of mechanical pressure.
The ripping action must have been something else.
"We believe the explanation is 'magnetic reconnection,'" says Vourlidas of the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. Magnetic fields around the comet bumped into oppositely directed magnetic fields in the CME. Suddenly, these fields linked together--they "reconnected"--releasing a burst of energy that tore off the comet's tail.
Comet ISON
I wonder what would happen if an earth directed CME rips off comet ISON's tail.
source: science.nasa.gov , spaceweather
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Governments know about a possible pending global disaster - 2013
World powers know about a possible pending destruction, but are not announcing it, in order to take advantage of the common man's ignorance...
The main stream media has focused mainly on the global unrest and have remained quiet of environment situations. Governments have remained quiet. Scientists have stayed mum for now.
For those who are not yet aware that governments take precautions for a possible global disaster, here are some remarkable facts:
The U.S. Space Shuttle launched its last mission in mid-2011. At that time, NASA entirely abanded it’s government-funded manned spaceflight program.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was sealed in 2011. This seed bank will allow the world to restart agriculture given a global catastrophe.
The impending total collapse of the global financial system. It is as if various governments are not expecting to have to pay back their debts, perhaps anticipating a global economic reset due to reasons not currently stated.
Governments, Organisations and Military building at an increased rate World Wide Underground Survival Bunkers. The rise of Bunkers being built around the World be almost 700% in the past 3-5 years. The governments of the world have been building 1000's of deep underground bunkers (D.U.M.B.s) for many years.
The U.S. is digging huge underground facilities in inhospitable regions difficult for the masses to reach!
China is digging extraordinary subway complexes under most of its major cities in a crash program that seems odd in terms of timing and scope.
Russia announced in 2011 that it is adding 5,000 new nuclear bomb shelters in Moscow, enabling it to protect all of Moscow's residents. The project had to be ready in 2012.. Russia's new subway systems have also been place deeper than needed so that they can be used as deep emergency shelters.
The Norwegian government is building more and more underground bases and bunkers. When asked, they simply say that it is for the protection of the people of Norway.
Fema Camps: Over the past few years, FEMA has been very busy, building 'camps' and has acquired millions of body bags. They are also stockpiling millions of tons of dried food. A public service announcement from FEMA in 2011, suggesting that we all get a survival kit, in case our ‘world is turned upside down’ and DHS is buying for billions of rounds of ammo! Why?
Why all these preparations, and why the rush?
Solar activity will continue to increase as the solar cycle progresses toward solar maximum, expected in the 2013 time frame.
NASA is now predicting that the Sun may generate unprecedented solar storms for a lengthy period in 2013. They cannot accurately predict Earth's normal weather a week in advance, and it is by no means clear how NASA can do this with respect unprecedented weather on the Sun years in advance. They are saying that they are more dependent on vulnerable computer technology now. But we had similar dependencies in 2001 and 1990 when previous 11-year solar cycles hit. What is different about the current cycle?
Remote viewing experts mention a mysterious "object" about 13 by 30 kilometers, heading towards our Sun. (Maybe Comet ISON?).
Some might suggest that NASA is acting as if it has some extra information that is not currently stated! Besides, Darkskywatcher74 suggest that NASA is changing and manipulating orbital diagrams for comet C/2012 C1 - ISON.
Comet ISON as seen on May 2, 2013. The tail lenght is much bigger than expect..
Recent data from the remote viewing sessions, shows the mysterious "object" to approach our planet from the opposite side of the Sun. They say it will approach so close that it might break apart, turning into many smaller objects.
If it remains intact, the trajectory calls for an approach to our planet by an orbit a little greater than that of our Moon. But if it breaks apart from its close approach to the Sun, this may change.
Remote viewers predicting events that would happen prior to a solar or meteor impact.
The remote viewers were able to give two: The detonation of another nuclear bomb by North Korea (The Korean detonation happened February 11, 2013 - the same day the Pope resigned) and the emergency landing of some type of flying vehicle (Perhaps the escape pod of the international space station) because of debris falling towards Earth.
A sign?
Space rock left a bullet-sized hole in ISS solar panel
The unusual activities from governments and organizations, the analysis from the remote viewers, the solar maximum this year (Just today May 14, 2013, the Sun released three powerful flares: X1.7 – X2.8 and X3.2), the significant increase in meteors and meteorites exploding near the earth's surface, and last week, a space rock left a bullet-sized hole in an ISS solar panel and there was a radiator ammonia leak at the ISS.(video astronauts spacewalk to repair leak).
Is it possible that all these preparations, predictions and signs refer to a pending meteor shower?
Rather than a meteor or comet, a massive meteor shower that will hit the earth, soon very soon?
Time will tell…
source: viewzone , solarwatcher , onaol.com ,Darkskywatcher74 , spacevidsnet , universetoday
The main stream media has focused mainly on the global unrest and have remained quiet of environment situations. Governments have remained quiet. Scientists have stayed mum for now.
For those who are not yet aware that governments take precautions for a possible global disaster, here are some remarkable facts:
The U.S. Space Shuttle launched its last mission in mid-2011. At that time, NASA entirely abanded it’s government-funded manned spaceflight program.
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was sealed in 2011. This seed bank will allow the world to restart agriculture given a global catastrophe.
The impending total collapse of the global financial system. It is as if various governments are not expecting to have to pay back their debts, perhaps anticipating a global economic reset due to reasons not currently stated.
Governments, Organisations and Military building at an increased rate World Wide Underground Survival Bunkers. The rise of Bunkers being built around the World be almost 700% in the past 3-5 years. The governments of the world have been building 1000's of deep underground bunkers (D.U.M.B.s) for many years.
The U.S. is digging huge underground facilities in inhospitable regions difficult for the masses to reach!
China is digging extraordinary subway complexes under most of its major cities in a crash program that seems odd in terms of timing and scope.
Russia announced in 2011 that it is adding 5,000 new nuclear bomb shelters in Moscow, enabling it to protect all of Moscow's residents. The project had to be ready in 2012.. Russia's new subway systems have also been place deeper than needed so that they can be used as deep emergency shelters.
The Norwegian government is building more and more underground bases and bunkers. When asked, they simply say that it is for the protection of the people of Norway.
Fema Camps: Over the past few years, FEMA has been very busy, building 'camps' and has acquired millions of body bags. They are also stockpiling millions of tons of dried food. A public service announcement from FEMA in 2011, suggesting that we all get a survival kit, in case our ‘world is turned upside down’ and DHS is buying for billions of rounds of ammo! Why?
Why all these preparations, and why the rush?
Solar activity will continue to increase as the solar cycle progresses toward solar maximum, expected in the 2013 time frame.
NASA is now predicting that the Sun may generate unprecedented solar storms for a lengthy period in 2013. They cannot accurately predict Earth's normal weather a week in advance, and it is by no means clear how NASA can do this with respect unprecedented weather on the Sun years in advance. They are saying that they are more dependent on vulnerable computer technology now. But we had similar dependencies in 2001 and 1990 when previous 11-year solar cycles hit. What is different about the current cycle?
Remote viewing experts mention a mysterious "object" about 13 by 30 kilometers, heading towards our Sun. (Maybe Comet ISON?).
Some might suggest that NASA is acting as if it has some extra information that is not currently stated! Besides, Darkskywatcher74 suggest that NASA is changing and manipulating orbital diagrams for comet C/2012 C1 - ISON.
Comet ISON as seen on May 2, 2013. The tail lenght is much bigger than expect..
Recent data from the remote viewing sessions, shows the mysterious "object" to approach our planet from the opposite side of the Sun. They say it will approach so close that it might break apart, turning into many smaller objects.
If it remains intact, the trajectory calls for an approach to our planet by an orbit a little greater than that of our Moon. But if it breaks apart from its close approach to the Sun, this may change.
Remote viewers predicting events that would happen prior to a solar or meteor impact.
The remote viewers were able to give two: The detonation of another nuclear bomb by North Korea (The Korean detonation happened February 11, 2013 - the same day the Pope resigned) and the emergency landing of some type of flying vehicle (Perhaps the escape pod of the international space station) because of debris falling towards Earth.
A sign?
Space rock left a bullet-sized hole in ISS solar panel
The unusual activities from governments and organizations, the analysis from the remote viewers, the solar maximum this year (Just today May 14, 2013, the Sun released three powerful flares: X1.7 – X2.8 and X3.2), the significant increase in meteors and meteorites exploding near the earth's surface, and last week, a space rock left a bullet-sized hole in an ISS solar panel and there was a radiator ammonia leak at the ISS.(video astronauts spacewalk to repair leak).
Is it possible that all these preparations, predictions and signs refer to a pending meteor shower?
Rather than a meteor or comet, a massive meteor shower that will hit the earth, soon very soon?
Time will tell…
source: viewzone , solarwatcher , onaol.com ,Darkskywatcher74 , spacevidsnet , universetoday
Monday, May 13, 2013
Solar Activity: Powerful X1.7 and X2.8-Class Solar Flares - May 14, 2013
A sunspot on the sun's eastern limb is crackling with powerful X-class solar flares.
It announced itself with an X1.7-class eruption on May 13th at 0217 UT. Associated with this event was a strong R3 Level Radio Blackout.
Quickly followed by an X2.8-class flare at 1609 UT. These are the strongest flares of 2013, and they signal a significant uptick in solar activity. More eruptions are in the offing.
Both of today's flares have produced strong flashes of extreme ultraviolet radiation. The explosions also hurled coronal mass ejections (CMEs) into space. the CMEs appear to be on course to hit NASA's Epoxi and Spitzer spacecraft on May 15-16.
When the flaring began, the sunspot was hidden behind the sun's eastern limb, but now solar rotation is bringing the active region into view.
The next 24 to 48 hours should reveal much about the sunspot, including its size, magnetic complexity, and potential for future flares.
For the moment, there is no reason to expect the explosions to stop.
Update:
A X3.2-class Flare on May 14, 2013.
This is the strongest flare this year so far. NOAA estimate a 40% change of more X-flares during the next 24 hours.
Earthquake update: A M7.0 quake 39km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands on May 14, 2013.
It announced itself with an X1.7-class eruption on May 13th at 0217 UT. Associated with this event was a strong R3 Level Radio Blackout.
Quickly followed by an X2.8-class flare at 1609 UT. These are the strongest flares of 2013, and they signal a significant uptick in solar activity. More eruptions are in the offing.
Both of today's flares have produced strong flashes of extreme ultraviolet radiation. The explosions also hurled coronal mass ejections (CMEs) into space. the CMEs appear to be on course to hit NASA's Epoxi and Spitzer spacecraft on May 15-16.
When the flaring began, the sunspot was hidden behind the sun's eastern limb, but now solar rotation is bringing the active region into view.
The next 24 to 48 hours should reveal much about the sunspot, including its size, magnetic complexity, and potential for future flares.
For the moment, there is no reason to expect the explosions to stop.
Update:
A X3.2-class Flare on May 14, 2013.
This is the strongest flare this year so far. NOAA estimate a 40% change of more X-flares during the next 24 hours.
Earthquake update: A M7.0 quake 39km W of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands on May 14, 2013.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Earth Directed Powerful M6.5 Solar Flare / CME - Apr 11, 2013
Active Region 11719 unleashed a powerful M6.5 Solar Flare at 07:29 UTC today.
The M-Class eruption will have a strong coronal mass ejection associated and may have earth-bound or earth directed components as the region was close to being in an earth-facing position at the time of eruption.
Latest images show a strong Coronal Mass Ejection(CME) heading earths way, it is estimated that impact on earths magnetic field should occur late April 13th and a possible G2 or G3 Class Geomagnetic storm sometime during April 14th.
The M-Class eruption will have a strong coronal mass ejection associated and may have earth-bound or earth directed components as the region was close to being in an earth-facing position at the time of eruption.
Latest images show a strong Coronal Mass Ejection(CME) heading earths way, it is estimated that impact on earths magnetic field should occur late April 13th and a possible G2 or G3 Class Geomagnetic storm sometime during April 14th.
source: solarwatcher
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