It totally would!No one could deny that you have a very creative mind, Carrie.
Or maybe...
Midnight Sun (of Asian descent?)
Trans-Alaska Tess (for a touring lady? I'd sure like to lay some pipe along her, hurr hurr hurr)
Samantha McGee (whose incall is always too hot?) Originally Posted by Carrie Hillcrest
I witnessed one many years ago while living in Michigan. I believe it must have been in the late 60's and before 72. It was spectacular...it must be awesome to see it in Alaska or Canada. Originally Posted by LikinikkiI was in northern Wisconsin several times during the 60's. I witnessed a few occurrences of the phenomenon. I was also fortunate in that I saw them at night from a pier on a lake. The water was as smooth as glass and reflected the display of colors beautifully.
A Coronal Mass Ejection makes you think the sun has it's own testosterone, but thank God for our atmosphere, otherwise, we might be toast!
When a coronal mass ejection reaches Earth, solar particles stream down our planet's magnetic field lines toward the poles. In the process, the particles collide with atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere, which then glow, creating an effect similar to miniature neon signs.
The interaction of the solar particles with our planet's magnetic field has the potential to create geomagnetic storms, or disturbances, in Earth's magnetosphere. And while aurorae are normally visible only at high latitudes, they can light up the sky even at lower latitudes during a geomagnetic storm.
Fortunately for Earth-bound observers, the atmosphere filters out nearly all of the radiation from the solar blast. The flare shouldn't pose a health hazard, Golub told FoxNews.com.
"It's because of our atmosphere," he explained, "which absorbs the radiation, as well as the magnetic field of the Earth, which deflects any magnetic particles produced."
The radiation "almost never" makes it to ground, he noted, though pilots and passengers in airplanes may experience increased radiation levels akin to getting an X-ray.
The solar particles also could affect satellites, though scientists think that possibility is remote. Orbital Sciences Corp. believe a similar blast may have knocked its Galaxy 15 satellite permanently out of action this year.
This type of solar event has both government officials and manufacturers worrying.
NASA scientists warned recently that high-energy electric pulses from the sun could cripple our electrical grid for years, causing billions in damages. In fact, the House is so concerned that the Energy and Commerce committee voted unanimously to approve a bill allocating $100 million to protect the energy grid from this rare but potentially devastating occurrence.
The sun's activityusually ebbs and flows on a fairly predictable cycle. Typically, a cycle lasts about 11 years, taking roughly 5.5 years to move from a solar minimum, a period of time when there are few sunspots, to peak at the solar maximum, during which sunspot activity is amplified.
The last solar maximum occurred in 2001. The latest minimum was particularly weak and long- lasting.
The most recent solar eruption is one of the first signs that the sun is waking up -- and heading toward another maximum. Originally Posted by Fast Gunn