CARRINGTON-CLASS SUNSPOT: Sunspot AR3664 has grown so large, it now rivals the great Carrington sunspot of 1859. To illustrate their similarity, we've added Carrington's famous sketch (to scale) to a NASA photo of today's sun:

Sprawling almost 200,000 km from end to end, AR3664 is 15 times wider than Earth. You can see it through ordinary eclipse glasses with no magnification at all. Moreover, it is easy to project an image of this sunspot onto the sidewalk or a white screen just as Carrington did in the 19th century.

Carrington's sunspot is famous because in August and Sept. 1859 it emitted a series of intense solar flares and CMEs. The resulting geomagnetic storms set fire to telegraph offices and sparked auroras from Cuba to Hawaii. The "Carrington Event" has since become a touchstone of space weather in pop culture, with recent headlines stoking fears of an "internet apocalypse" if it repeats.

Indeed, it could repeat. Studies suggest that Carrington-class storms occur once every 40 to 60 years, so we're overdue. CMEs currently en route to Earth will not cause a new Carrington Event; they are puny compared to the CMEs of 1859. Nevertheless, it would be wise to keep an eye on this growing active region while Earth is in its strike zone.

GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH--UPGRADED: This weekend's geomagnetic storm watch has been upgraded from G2 (Moderate) to G3 (Strong). Why? Because giant sunspot AR3664 keeps hurling CMEs toward Earth. There are now at least 3 storm clouds heading our way. See how many you can count in this 24-hour movie from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory:

A NOAA forecast model predicts the first CME will reach Earth late on May 10th. Additional CMEs will arrive on May 11th and possibly 12th. Minor to strong geomagnetic storms could occur on all three days, with auroras potentially visible at mid-latitudes in Europe and the USA.



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Re: A CARRINGTON-CLASS SUNSPOT May 9th
Good hope it happens and VERY BIGLY..tired of this

Heed and prepare.

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Hugh is calling a G5 for Saturday. That is NOT a nothingburger. It is a major event NONE of us has experienced.
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not sure this is a Carrington event, but I expect some amazing aurora borealis.

It seems the people on here saying this isn't something to be concerned about, know nothing about the sun and our current magnetic field/shield state.

If it's a kill shot or not, it will affect people.

Heart attacks are up during geomag 5 storms.

Flights take in a seriously increased level of radiation.

Weather and natural phenomena such as EQ's and Storms are highly charged.

Auroras in low latitudes.

From GLP

The X-flare that just popped off came from sunspot 3664, it's long duration, and is most certainly earth directed.

Party like it's 1859!

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Originally posted by raisedbypoodles:
Party like it's 1859!

Oh yeah. Just withdrew $$$...topped off tank
Batteries..

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..sunspot group 13664 is looking absolutely monstrous today! Enormous, more than 20x the width of the Earth, and magnetically complex. This is the largest sunspot group of Cycle 25 so far. Expecting further major flares! #solarmax

Hopefully our enemies won't use this against us

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SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH: This weekend's geomagnetic storm watch has been upgraded from G2 (Moderate) to G4 (Severe). Why? Because giant sunspot AR3664 keeps hurling CMEs toward Earth. Following today's X2.2 solar flare, there are now at least 4 storm clouds heading our way.

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CARRINGTON EVENT UNFURLING NOW

We all need to be watching for White House to call for a “lid” on Biden and congress activities!

ALL MEMBERS report cell phone GPS or other RF interruptions

My lifelong police officer buddy had to do FEMA exercises years ago and they WILL NOT WARN US ON MSM THIS IS COMING.

This event is why trillions were spent on underground cities folks.

Everyone pitch in to keep an eye on “important officials “ disappearing and other Geomagnetic anomalies!

We need to help each other because the media WILL NOT!

Talk to relatives around the world as well to get their reports as this will be global.

Glp.
Furthermore, we have NEVER seen 4 X flares, with CME's and 4 NEAR x flares, for a total of EIGHT major flares all within 48 hours.

No one alive has experienced this. It may not be doom, but it is pretty damn close at this point.

We could see a triple or quadruple cannibal CME event.

So yeah, somethingburger.
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The United States has NNEMP weapons in its arsenal. Much of the United States' EMP research has involved high-power microwaves (HPMs) that are like super powerful microwave ovens that can generate a concentrated beam of microwave energy. In 2012, the U.S. Air Force successfully demonstrated a missile equipped with tech from the Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP). An improved version of that weapon — the High-Powered Joint Electromagnetic Non-Kinetic Strike Weapon (HiJENKS) — was being tested as of 2022.

Non-nuclear EMPs can also come in the form of flux compression generator bombs (FCGs), which date back to the 1950s. This sort of EMP bomb has a fairly simple design, illustrated below. The bomb consists of a metal cylinder (called the armature), which is surrounded by a coil of wire (the stator winding). The armature cylinder is filled with high explosive, and a sturdy jacket surrounds the entire device. The stator winding and the armature cylinder are separated by empty space. The bomb also has a power source, such as a bank of capacitors, which can be connected to the stator.

ARE WE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CARRINGTON EVENT? No. AR3664 is indeed a 'Carrington-class' sunspot, but the CMEs it hurled toward Earth over the past few days are not as potent as the monster CME of Sept. 1, 1859. NOAA says we might experience a severe geomagnetic storm when the CMEs arrive this weekend. If geomagnetic storms were hurricanes, 'severe' would be category 4. The Carrington Event was category 5 or greater. So this is no Carrington Event. Even so, category 4 is pretty intense--if it happens. Stay tuned for some great auroras!

So it's time to fire up the radios and ride the skip?

Awesome!

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t seems the people on here saying this isn't something to be concerned about, know nothing about the sun and our current magnetic field/shield state.

umm, no. There's a lot to be concerned about, but you know well enough how GLP and Canadian Prepper love to whip up a frenzy.

Keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out.

Frankly, I am more worried about the crazy weather right now.

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Originally posted by Jefiner:

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t seems the people on here saying this isn't something to be concerned about, know nothing about the sun and our current magnetic field/shield state.

umm, no. There's a lot to be concerned about, but you know well enough how GLP and Canadian Prepper love to whip up a frenzy.

Keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out.

Frankly, I am more worried about the crazy weather right now.

And to top it off Canadian Prepper is a pro-Russia faggot like Shit-stain.

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Originally posted by Jemima:
So it's time to fire up the radios and ride the skip?

Awesome!

Surprisingly, today in CA, the skip is very low-key. It's been absolutely raging for weeks: New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii, Alaska, UK, New York, Florida, midwest, Mexico, New Hampshire, on & on. Dang, I'd nearly forgotten New Hampshire even existed. lol

Maybe it will ramp up later, we'll see.

3:30pm Pacific

Solar wind speed: 711.6 km/sec
density: 23.08 protons/cm3

6:10am Pacific

Solar wind speed: 777.3 km/sec
density: 0.68 protons/cm3

THE STRONGEST X-FLARE YET: Giant sunspot AR3664 unleashed another X-flare today (May 11th @ 0139 UT)--its strongest yet... category X5.8 explosion

https://spaceweather.com/