Tuesday may get weird

[Bob Elliott]

Tuesday we have two big astronomy event occurring.
The sun has just entered a solar flair phase as part of its 11 year cycle with a the most active part aimed directly at Earth on Tuesday.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt...,6546678.story

I also read that a giant Asteroid will be passing between us and the moon at the same time.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science...her/51075488/1

Neither publication linked the two events ....but I did.Yikes!!!

[Gary D. Rowden]

Here’s a website that I frequent quite often that updates all types of space activity daily, including both you mentioned and many more………

http://spaceweather.com/

[Christopher Currins]

Maybe they're right, just can't pinpoint it.

[Bob Elliott]

If nothing else look for cell phone issues and a really cool Aurora Borelis.
Remember capturing a little of it here in Chicago on a couple pictures 5 or 6 years ago and was amazed at the light show.
Only time I ever saw it in the city.

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

Originally Posted by belliott

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt...,6546678.story

I also read that a giant Asteroid will be passing between us and the moon at the same time.

Neither publication linked the two events ....but I did.Yikes!!!

Bob, read the article again. The asteroid is not passing between the earth and moon. It is passing closer to the earth than the moon. There is a difference.

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by sstanczyk

Bob, read the article again. The asteroid is not passing between the earth and moon. It is passing closer to the earth than the moon. There is a difference.

I actually heard on wbbm news radio earlier that it was and will pass about 200,000 from us.
I know the Moon if memory serves is about 254,000 mi.

They may have meant crossing the plane of orbit but either way it is pretty close.

[Nick Gromicko]

The Mormons are right... we should all have some long-term food storage. The grid in the U.S. is pretty old, it could go down.

[Russell Spriggs]

Originally Posted by gromicko

The Mormons are right... we should all have some long-term food storage. The grid in the U.S. is pretty old, it could go down.

Now, there's a Gerry B. / Monty Python understatement . . .
It was only a few years ago that much of CA and a chunk of the US experienced that, and a lot more is predicted in the way of solar storms over the next year or so!

[Charley L. Bottger]

Originally Posted by gromicko

The Mormons are right... we should all have some long-term food storage. The grid in the U.S. is pretty old, it could go down.

Chicken Little

[Daniel W. Levia, CMI]

2012 is coming....

[Gary D. Rowden]

Here are some more interesting theories to ponder on, starting with Solar Storms.

http://www.the2012theories.com/solarstorm.html

[John McKenna]

The poor asteroid will be destroyed by all our space junk...

[Michael Larson]

[Kevin M. Leonard]

Originally Posted by gromicko

The Mormons are right... we should all have some long-term food storage. The grid in the U.S. is pretty old, it could go down.

I grew up in the LDS Church & agree. I keep food & water storage, an emergency preparedness kit & extra gas on hand for the generator. Better safe than sorry, as I found out the hard way in the past & as people are now finding out in Connecticut.

Also everyone needs to know about this.
National Alert Test Next Wednesday, “This is a Test….This is only a Test.”

[Jeff Merritt]

I am busy all day , don't have time for it!!!