Thread: Sun Eruption....could this be armageddon??

  1. #1
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    156

    Sun Eruption....could this be armageddon??

    Reuters

    WASHINGTON - A massive solar eruption, more than 30 times the length of Earth's diameter, blasted away from the sun on Monday, and a satellite captured graphic images of the event.

    The eruption occurred at 9:19 a.m. EDT Monday and showed up in a picture taken by one instrument of the SOHO satellite as a fiery-looking "leg" in the lower-left corner of the image, scientists said in a statement.

    Pictures taken over the following 90 minutes by another SOHO instrument show a loopy-looking eruption taking place and then dispersing.

    The "leg" is what astronomers call an eruptive prominence, which is a loop of magnetic fields that trap hot gas inside. As this prominence became unstable, it erupted into the area around the sun and appeared to dissipate.

    If eruptions like these are aimed at Earth, they can disturb Earth's magnetosphere, but this one was not directed at our planet, a spokesman for SOHO said by telephone.

    SOHO -- short for Solar and Heliospheric Observatory -- is run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency.

    07/01/02 13:27 ET

    Copyright 2002 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
    Could this be the end of the world?
    Compiler: MingW(IDE: Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.01)
    Web Site: Zoo Crew
    Forums: Zoo Boards
    E-mail: [email protected]

    "Do you wanna go to jail or do you wanna go home?!?!" - Alonzo(Training Day)

  2. #2
    Just because ygfperson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Posts
    2,490
    i'm shocked you even thought that.

  3. #3
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    156
    ok, sure......
    Compiler: MingW(IDE: Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.01)
    Web Site: Zoo Crew
    Forums: Zoo Boards
    E-mail: [email protected]

    "Do you wanna go to jail or do you wanna go home?!?!" - Alonzo(Training Day)

  4. #4
    Christian
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Posts
    612
    No, the world will not end.

    These erruptions are either positve or negitve, and the one kind bonces off the ionoshere. The other will cause your computer to fry.
    I shall call egypt the harmless dragon

    -Isaiah 30.7

  5. #5
    Unregistered
    Guest
    Originally posted by ygfperson
    i'm shocked you even thought that.
    lol i second that omg did you forget how far away the earth is from the sun?! lol this is funny as hell how misinformed some people are!

  6. #6
    Christian
    Join Date
    Mar 2002
    Posts
    612
    These explostions do reach far enough to effect the earth. Were far away but not that far.
    I shall call egypt the harmless dragon

    -Isaiah 30.7

  7. #7
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    156
    I know.
    Compiler: MingW(IDE: Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.01)
    Web Site: Zoo Crew
    Forums: Zoo Boards
    E-mail: [email protected]

    "Do you wanna go to jail or do you wanna go home?!?!" - Alonzo(Training Day)

  8. #8
    Mayor of Awesometown Govtcheez's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    MI
    Posts
    8,823
    > Sun Eruption....could this be armageddon??

    Probably. Find a bunker and stay there.

  9. #9
    5|-|1+|-|34|) ober's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    4,429
    >>Find a bunker and stay there.

    Better yet... take all your friends with you... and don't worry... we'll call you when it's safe to come out.

  10. #10
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    156
    *resident evil zombie* not funny.......
    Compiler: MingW(IDE: Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.01)
    Web Site: Zoo Crew
    Forums: Zoo Boards
    E-mail: [email protected]

    "Do you wanna go to jail or do you wanna go home?!?!" - Alonzo(Training Day)

  11. #11
    Unregistered
    Guest
    chicken little "The sky is falling"

  12. #12
    Mayor of Awesometown Govtcheez's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    MI
    Posts
    8,823
    > *resident evil zombie* not funny.......

    Sorry, can't hear you. I'm already in my bunker - it's got no connection to the outside world.

  13. #13
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Posts
    156
    sure



    whynot?


    What?

    You said something? Bunk? Funk? What?
    You're mastu....what? in your.....bunk...what?
    Compiler: MingW(IDE: Bloodshed Dev-C++ 4.01)
    Web Site: Zoo Crew
    Forums: Zoo Boards
    E-mail: [email protected]

    "Do you wanna go to jail or do you wanna go home?!?!" - Alonzo(Training Day)

  14. #14
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Posts
    4,912
    It could also be that magical monkeys, with the aid of flying pigs will save us all!

  15. #15
    Has a Masters in B.S.
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Posts
    2,263
    so govt. hot much is the rent on that title?
    ADVISORY: This users posts are rated CP-MA, for Mature Audiences only.

Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. Simulating The Sun In The Sky
    By SMurf in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 06-04-2007, 10:30 AM
  2. Sun Studio 10 issue
    By clancyPC in forum C Programming
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 07-22-2005, 07:19 AM
  3. Survival Football, ongoing! (GENERIC EXCITED TITLE)
    By PJYelton in forum A Brief History of Cprogramming.com
    Replies: 179
    Last Post: 12-14-2004, 10:19 AM
  4. Sun bursts and glows.
    By VirtualAce in forum Game Programming
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 04-16-2004, 05:38 PM
  5. HaHa Sun takes Microsoft to court
    By Megatron in forum A Brief History of Cprogramming.com
    Replies: 24
    Last Post: 03-09-2002, 09:21 PM