Comments on: “Hubble for the Sun” http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:05:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: edwinrogers http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605919 edwinrogers Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:14:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605919 Biggest in recent times produced a ground 1 minute mean flux density of around 4.5 mW/m2. The biggest historical CME in 1859 was so massive that they still find traces in Greenland ice. You wouldn't want to be in a jet airplane when one, that big, hits. Even if the aircraft operated afterwards, the radiation dose would be something similar to having a few chest x-rays. Biggest in recent times produced a ground 1 minute mean flux density of around 4.5 mW/m2. The biggest historical CME in 1859 was so massive that they still find traces in Greenland ice. You wouldn’t want to be in a jet airplane when one, that big, hits. Even if the aircraft operated afterwards, the radiation dose would be something similar to having a few chest x-rays.

]]> By: BubbaRay http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605844 BubbaRay Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:32:27 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605844 2, Improbus, without Earth's magnetic field, a CME would definitely be more dangerous. Adios, internet, power grid and aurorae. Interesting sites here: http://www.spaceweather.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy)#Auroral_mechanism 6, mark, any help you need with your scope or questions on astronomy or scopes, just ask anytime. Planning next fishin' trip to VI. And, yes, goodbye CrackBerry, cellphones, etc. Landlines might still work. 2, Improbus, without Earth’s magnetic field, a CME would definitely be more dangerous. Adios, internet, power grid and aurorae. Interesting sites here:

http://www.spaceweather.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(astronomy)#Auroral_mechanism

6, mark, any help you need with your scope or questions on astronomy or scopes, just ask anytime. Planning next fishin’ trip to VI. And, yes, goodbye CrackBerry, cellphones, etc. Landlines might still work.

]]> By: mark http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605711 mark Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:17:53 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605711 2. Your Blackberry would stop working? 2. Your Blackberry would stop working?

]]> By: BubbaRay http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605618 BubbaRay Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:11:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605618 Another great mission, the STEREO twin satellites homesite is here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html Enjoy. Another great mission, the STEREO twin satellites homesite is here:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html

Enjoy.

]]> By: sdf http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605533 sdf Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:39:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605533 That's pretty neat - thanks for the video That’s pretty neat – thanks for the video

]]> By: Matt http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605530 Matt Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:33:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605530 Awesome stuff ... also, really nice of you guys to put the videos in the enclosure tag. Made it very convenient to watch straight from the RSS reader. Awesome stuff … also, really nice of you guys to put the videos in the enclosure tag. Made it very convenient to watch straight from the RSS reader.

]]> By: Improbus http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605419 Improbus Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:56:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605419 Good thing the Earth has a magnetic field protecting it. What happens to Earth when we get hit by one of these CMEs when the magnetic poles are in the middle of a north/south switch? Good thing the Earth has a magnetic field protecting it. What happens to Earth when we get hit by one of these CMEs when the magnetic poles are in the middle of a north/south switch?

]]> By: god http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/04/25/hubble-for-the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-605384 god Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:23:40 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=11064#comment-605384 Runaway! Runaway! Runaway! Runaway!

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