02-18-2011, 09:22 AM
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I am going to try to stay up late and see if it is visible in NJ.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say a solar flare the evening of Feb. 14 is causing radio disruptions and may put on a cool sky show Thursday and Friday nights in some northern regions. But they say the solar storm zapping Earth is not that big or troublesome.
Bob Rutledge, who is lead forecaster for the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center, said the solar X-ray flare is the largest of its type since December 2006. But that's mostly because the sun's been unusually quiet for nearly five years.
This solar storm rates an R-3 on a five-point scale. It's on the weak end of what's considered strong, but still there are about 175 of those every decade or so. Rutledge said some commercial airliners have reported radio disruptions, but no harm.
The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, could be visible across parts of the northern USA tonight and Friday night, especially over New England, AccuWeather reports.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say a solar flare the evening of Feb. 14 is causing radio disruptions and may put on a cool sky show Thursday and Friday nights in some northern regions. But they say the solar storm zapping Earth is not that big or troublesome.
Bob Rutledge, who is lead forecaster for the federal government's Space Weather Prediction Center, said the solar X-ray flare is the largest of its type since December 2006. But that's mostly because the sun's been unusually quiet for nearly five years.
This solar storm rates an R-3 on a five-point scale. It's on the weak end of what's considered strong, but still there are about 175 of those every decade or so. Rutledge said some commercial airliners have reported radio disruptions, but no harm.
The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, could be visible across parts of the northern USA tonight and Friday night, especially over New England, AccuWeather reports.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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I have no idea what you're talking about so here's a bunny with a pancake on it's head
