A solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness observed near the Sun's surface.
It involves a very broad spectrum of emissions, requiring an energy release of up to 6 × 1025joules of energy (roughly the equivalent of 160,000,000,000 megatons of TNT, over 25,000 times more energy than released from the impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter).
Flares are often, but not always, accompanied by a spectacular coronal mass ejection. The flare ejects clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms through the corona of the sun into space. These clouds typically reach Earth a day or two after the event. The term is also used to refer to similar phenomena in other stars, where the term stellar flare applies.
Solar flares affect all layers of the solar atmosphere (photosphere, chromosphere, and corona), when the plasma medium is heated to tens of millions of Kelvin, while the cosmic-ray-like electrons, protons, and heavier ions are accelerated to near the speed of light. They produce radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum at all wavelengths, from radio waves to gamma rays, although most of the energy is spread over frequencies outside the visual range and for this reason the majority of the flares are not visible to the naked eye and must be observed with special instruments. Flares occur in active regions around sunspots, where intense magnetic fields penetrate the photosphere to link the corona to the solar interior.
Flares are powered by the sudden (timescales of minutes to tens of minutes) release of magnetic energy stored in the corona. The same energy releases may produce coronal mass ejections (CME), although the relation between CMEs and flares is still not well established.
The Spray was an 36-foot-9-inch (11.20m) oyster sloop which Joshua Slocum rebuilt and single-handedly sailed around the world, the first voyage of its kind. The Spray was lost with Captain Slocum aboard sometime on or after November 14, 1909, after sailing from Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, bound for South America.
Its days as a fishing boat, probably as a Chesapeake Bay oysterman, had come to an end by 1885, and it was a derelict, a slowly deteriorating hulk sitting in a makeshift ship's-cradle in a seaside meadow on Poverty Point in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, when Captain Eben Pierce of that town offered it to Joshua Slocum as a gift. Slocum came to Fairhaven to look at the Spray (sorry sight that it was), and he undertook to repair and refit it over the next thirteen months.
SPRay is a Wii video game developed by Eko System and published by Tecmo.
Gameplay
The player controls the Spirited Prince Ray, who can summon liquid-shooting spirits, hence the title SPRay. Besides water, Ray also has control over spirits that shoot oil, slime, anti-matter, and vomit. The player attacks enemies with Ray's sword and with the spirits, which are also used to solve environmental puzzles and give Ray special abilities. For example, slime lets the player stick to walls while vomit can reveal hidden platforms.
Tecmo also stated that the game also contains a number of multi-player mini-games.
Reception
The game was meet with heavily mixed reviews from critics. Nintendo Power gave it a 3/10, criticizing it for an uncontrolable camera, poor controls and overall repetitiveness. IGN gave it 5.6/10, calling it a "poor man's Legend of Zelda" with sloppy and apathetic presentation and uninspired gameplay. Game Informer gave it a 7/10.
Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history. From the Stone Age, rocks have been used for tools. The minerals and metals found in rocks have been essential to human civilization.
Three major groups of rocks are defined: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The scientific study of rocks is called petrology, which is an essential component of geology.
Classification
At a granular level, rocks are composed of grains of minerals, which, in turn, are homogeneous solids formed from a chemical compound that is arranged in an orderly manner. The aggregate minerals forming the rock are held together by chemical bonds. The types and abundance of minerals in a rock are determined by the manner in which the rock was formed. Many rocks contain silica (SiO2); a compound of silicon and oxygen that forms 74.3% of the Earth's crust. This material forms crystals with other compounds in the rock. The proportion of silica in rocks and minerals is a major factor in determining their name and properties.
Stone (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer who played in major cricket matches for Kent in 1751.
Career
Stone played in two major matches in 1751 for Kent against the All-England Eleven. On 20 and 21 May, he was a member of the Kent team that lost by 9 runs at the Artillery Ground. A return match was arranged at the same venue on 22 May and All-England won by an innings and 9 runs, with Stone again a member of the Kent team.
Stone was also named in two single wicket "fives" matches that were held on 3 and 5 June at the Artillery Ground. In both games, he played for Kent against Surrey, Kent winning each time.
Stone is only recorded on those four occasions and it is not known if he played regularly in earlier and later seasons. Players were rarely mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other known references to Stone.
Stone is an American police drama that aired on ABC on Monday nights between January 14 and March 17, 1980. The series was a Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Gerry Productions, Inc. and Universal Television (it was Cannell's last series before he went independent) and was created by Cannell, Richard Levinson and William Link.
Premise
The series focused on Det Sgt. Daniel Stone, a police officer who wrote best selling novels on police work based on his own experiences. His superior Chief Paulton, his one time mentor, was unhappy with Stone's writing but was unable to stop him. The role of Det. Buck Rogers was played by series star Dennis Weaver's son Robby Weaver.
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The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Flor...
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The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Florida.
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Explore the dangers of Sunspot AR3664 in today's episode! This colossal sunspot is visible with basic eclipse glasses and is causing concern at NOAA due to its ...
Explore the dangers of Sunspot AR3664 in today's episode! This colossal sunspot is visible with basic eclipse glasses and is causing concern at NOAA due to its potential to unleash disruptive solar flares and geomagnetic storms. Discover how these cosmic events could impact everything from your GPS to the global power grid. Stay informed and prepared with us!
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Explore the dangers of Sunspot AR3664 in today's episode! This colossal sunspot is visible with basic eclipse glasses and is causing concern at NOAA due to its potential to unleash disruptive solar flares and geomagnetic storms. Discover how these cosmic events could impact everything from your GPS to the global power grid. Stay informed and prepared with us!
https://youtu.be/_abHs3C7c78?si=qWbngGMAnxbBkxTu
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00:00 Introduction
00:42 AR3664 - A Solar Behemoth
04:22 Echoes of The Carrington Event
07:41 What If History Repeats?
11:14 Outro
11:36 Enjoy
Best Telescopes for beginners:
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Celestron 114LCM Computerized Newtonian Telescope
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The first of what could be several geomagnetic storms impacted the globe on Friday and created the rare sight of the Northern Lights being visible in South Florida.
Photos on social media showed the colorful hues seen in the South Florida skies.
Full story:
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Explore the dangers of Sunspot AR3664 in today's episode! This colossal sunspot is visible with basic eclipse glasses and is causing concern at NOAA due to its potential to unleash disruptive solar flares and geomagnetic storms. Discover how these cosmic events could impact everything from your GPS to the global power grid. Stay informed and prepared with us!
https://youtu.be/_abHs3C7c78?si=qWbngGMAnxbBkxTu
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 AR3664 - A Solar Behemoth
04:22 Echoes of The Carrington Event
07:41 What If History Repeats?
11:14 Outro
11:36 Enjoy
Best Telescopes for beginners:
Celestron 70mm Travel Scope
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A solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness observed near the Sun's surface.
It involves a very broad spectrum of emissions, requiring an energy release of up to 6 × 1025joules of energy (roughly the equivalent of 160,000,000,000 megatons of TNT, over 25,000 times more energy than released from the impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with Jupiter).
Flares are often, but not always, accompanied by a spectacular coronal mass ejection. The flare ejects clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms through the corona of the sun into space. These clouds typically reach Earth a day or two after the event. The term is also used to refer to similar phenomena in other stars, where the term stellar flare applies.
Solar flares affect all layers of the solar atmosphere (photosphere, chromosphere, and corona), when the plasma medium is heated to tens of millions of Kelvin, while the cosmic-ray-like electrons, protons, and heavier ions are accelerated to near the speed of light. They produce radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum at all wavelengths, from radio waves to gamma rays, although most of the energy is spread over frequencies outside the visual range and for this reason the majority of the flares are not visible to the naked eye and must be observed with special instruments. Flares occur in active regions around sunspots, where intense magnetic fields penetrate the photosphere to link the corona to the solar interior.
Flares are powered by the sudden (timescales of minutes to tens of minutes) release of magnetic energy stored in the corona. The same energy releases may produce coronal mass ejections (CME), although the relation between CMEs and flares is still not well established.