As the Sun Turns: Solar Minimums and Maximums

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Re: Our Sun is active as we are in a Solar Maximum

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Yes ! That phenomena took place in 1939. I have forgotten the exact date or dates.
Probably few people understood what was presaged by the Aurora Borealises.

But gaze at them, they did. From the far north to southern Europe, these were breathtaking. Apparently that was an
unusually large viewing area. Hence the warning from Heaven was very sharp.

Let's hope the sight of these ones doesn't portend anything negative...

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Due to a Hyder Flare, we had a CME and it was geocentered producing awesome Auroras.

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This one was "Taken by Tadas Janušonis on August 20, 2014 @ Vabalninkas, Birzai district, Lithuania."

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We had a M3 class solar flare yesterday, and then an M1 again today.

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There is a new sunspot moving around from the other side of the sun which is actively flaring.

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If you feel the burning radiation from the sun, you are getting blasted. It is not all in your mind.

http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php ... &year=2014

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We have been having unusual solar activity that has spawned several CMEs.

Here is a picture:

"I took the picture from Casco, Maine, facing north towards the Presidential Range in New Hampshire," says photographer John Stetson. "Red, purple, green, blue--all the colors were there!"

http://www.spaceweather.com

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That pattern would make a beautiful border on a skirt!

In fact, these types of auroras that look like skirt hems or long tunic hems are called Hem of His Garment (referring to Christ).

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Look at this "God-shot" taken by Katja Moisio on September 12, 2014 @ Vieremä, Savo, Finland

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Here is an explanation of all these brilliant auroras:

http://news.discovery.com/space/astrono ... 140910.htm

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Here is a beautiful presentation done by NBC News:

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/so ... as-n202781

  • Extremely strong solar storms have the potential to disrupt satellite communications and power grids. The prime example is the 1989 geomagnetic storm that hit so hard it left millions without electricity, caused weather satellites to go offline and sparked fears that a nuclear strike was in progress.

    This double-whammy is nowhere near as strong, and the operators of power grids and satellite systems are much more prepared.

We were blessed not to be hit very hard with these triple CMEs. However, the auroras reminded me of the grandeur of God, especially the ones taken in Alaska and in Finland.

From Alaska. This is simply glorious.

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