Mogh, Lord of Blood Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) I've read and see a lot of articles about a Solar event that is supposed to happen the 23 april 2023, a Big geomagnetic storm but i don't know what to think of it, is it just Fake news or exagerated ? I check Space weather.com and i didn't see anything special, Can someone tell me more about this ? Thanks you in advance Edited April 23, 2023 by Sam Warfel sensationalism/fearmongering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterface23 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) This isn't an extreme event. It certainly is a surprising CME though. Edited April 22, 2023 by Jesterface23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogh, Lord of Blood Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 Why i can't find anything about it except the clickbait articles ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesterface23 Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/news/view/497/20230422-m1-7-solar-flare-full-halo-cme.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Popular Post Christopher S. Posted April 22, 2023 Solution Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mogh, Lord of Blood said: Why i can't find anything about it except the clickbait articles ? Because no doomsday theory is accurate or genuine. This is a very mundane CME, judging based on other full-halo CMEs we've observed just within this solar cycle. If it was doomsday-tier, we'd have signals or it'd already be over by now - the Sun has cycles of great activity which Earth has persisted alongside, teeming with life for billions of years now. The narratives which ignore this and cast fear on fairly regular events are meant to brainwash you. My advice? Get your information from only the websites found here: https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/links.html You are clearly visiting too many sensationalist websites and not enough actual science hubs, allowing yourself to be misled. You have not even described this doomsday scenario, showing that you became alarmed before becoming informed. Use this product: This tells you if a CME is actually heading this way. Read up on it; essentially, high-speed particles arrive first, if a CME is to arrive at all, which would bring geomagnetic activity roughly 2-3 days out. These particles arrive following a flare or eruption on the sun within 6-8 hours, and more continue to trail this leading shock until the main CME arrives. Furthermore, there are official reports and alerts issued by NOAA available on this site, which give you information about potential impacts. Note that these alerts are meant to inform professionals rather than enthusiasts, so they lack information on the subject of "what you should worry about" https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/reports/noaa-swpc-alerts-watches-and-warnings.html Unless you are a supercomputer in the middle of month-long quantum analysis on a shaky power grid, please forget Space Weather as some sort of threat. You come here hopefully to learn about science and make predictions for aurora watching, not signal-boost fearmongering. Edited April 22, 2023 by Christopher S. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 I'm not entirely sure why Spaceweather.com is being bashed regularly here. Apart from not being updated as quickly as SWL, it's not doing any doom or fear mongering that I can see. It to just states facts without much exaggeration. Even the latest CME news clearly state rather uninteresting G2 activity at max. I do agree however to educate oneself from reputable scientific sources, like this site here, NOAA or NASA. ESA is unfortunately not very forthcoming with information, which I personally find rather sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landon Moeller Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sunshine said: I'm not entirely sure why Spaceweather.com is being bashed regularly here. Apart from not being updated as quickly as SWL, it's not doing any doom or fear mongering that I can see. It to just states facts without much exaggeration. Even the latest CME news clearly state rather uninteresting G2 activity at max. I do agree however to educate oneself from reputable scientific sources, like this site here, NOAA or NASA. ESA is unfortunately not very forthcoming with information, which I personally find rather sad. Spaceweather.com loves to exaggerate wording and risks. It's just how they roll. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Okay, yes, they are quite a way away from the hard and cold facts stated unexcitedly by the actual scientific organisations. But then they also sell ads and actual gimmicks to stay keep their education and research going in a place the like US where notorious underfunding of education is quite common. One does not need to like it. On that note I agree, that spaceweather.com may not be the best source of information for already anxious people. Coming here is much more educational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Warfel Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 People are probably overexerting this CME or proposing that the date of one month since the March 23rd G4 is significant. Neither is accurate. Storms don't go on a monthly schedule, and the current CME and storm watch is of a thoroughly average sort, given we are approaching solar maximum. Nothing to be concerned about, just a chance for good aurora. It's also the peak of the Lyrids meteor shower! Maybe we can enjoy a double show! Let's keep any further discussion of this CME before it impacts to the thread for its AR: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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