Double blast on Sun aimed at Earth

Check this cool video: http://www.lmsal.com/%7Eschryver/Public ... 9_305s.mov

A blast of violent space weather could hit the Earth tomorrow following two massive explosions on the Sun. NASA astronomers witnessed a huge flare above a giant sunspot the size of our planet and linked to an even larger eruption across the surface of Sun.

Full story: http://skymania.com/wp/2010/08/double-b ... earth.html

Maybe you scandinavian guys will be able to see something? That would be cool!

Quote from Skjalg

I slept outdoors last night and didnt see shit (I looked to the sky a lot, because the stars were clear and nice )

I envy you. I was planning on buying a telescope but there's really no way to see any significant stars in Sao Paulo (too much light pollution + the weather is always cloudy)

Quote from Skjalg

I envy you. I was planning on buying a telescope but there's really no way to see any significant stars in Sao Paulo (too much light pollution + the weather is always cloudy)

Save up and buy a plane ticket for next summer and you can come up here and watch the stars with me

Cool! Count me in if we can also take LSD and see double rainbows

Quote from Jetsetlemming

I envy you. I was planning on buying a telescope but there's really no way to see any significant stars in Sao Paulo (too much light pollution + the weather is always cloudy)

Isn't that that Brazilian cyberpunk city where everyone lives in skyscrapers and travels by helicopter?

Yep. There's one neighbourhood here which has more helipads on top of buildings than bus stops on its streets