Solar Flare impacting Earth's Magnetic Field over the next 24 hours

[610Alpha]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/07/sun-fires-off-2-huge-solar-flares-could-impact-weather-on-earth/?intcmp=features

Here you go peeps.

[antishot]

Maybe this will kick off the great POLAR SHIFT. To the spider hole

[610Alpha]

Maybe this will kick off the great POLAR SHIFT. To the spider hole

only if survival is the goal....LOL....sorry I couldn't resist...I haven't seen that episode but I have seen the preview.

[WiseOwl]

only if survival is the goal....LOL....sorry I couldn't resist...I haven't seen that episode but I have seen the preview.

You guys made me laugh out loud on that one. My coworkers looked at me crazy

[antishot]

You guys made me laugh out loud on that one. My coworkers looked at me crazy

I thought we were crazy:p

[tarheelsman71]

On a serious note, I work at an international company and we have been having connectivity issues with overseas on our MPLS networks. A lot of those either go under the ocean or use satellite transmissions. Those that are using satellite are bombing out. I called my provider paetec and they said that they have spotty outtages world wide right now, and they cant figure out what the problem is. I mentioned the CME and he was hesitant to say that that might be the case, but only because he doesnt know how to "fix" that. Keep your powder dry.

[1Admin]

Interesting, we use satellite internet and it usually sucks, goes down at the drop of a hat. It's been fine all day today.

[qrprat77]

Interesting, we use satellite internet and it usually sucks, goes down at the drop of a hat. It's been fine all day today.

A lot of it depends on where your satellite is lattitude wise, and how far out in orbit it is.
The short answer, the higher the bird, and the closer it is to the poles the worse the interference.
Your sat is probably in geosynchronous orbit at the equator (your dish points south, and never moves). They are pretty robust, if this had been a true direct hit from an X5 flare, you would have some interference.
The protocols they use for transfering data over sat links are fairly robust, and redundant. If it can establish a link there will be little notice that the signal itself has interference. If there is interference, Most likely, the internet would probably seem slow.
A better check for solar conditions at your location is to turn on your shortwave/hf radio. CMEs are noisy suckers, I've had them peg my S-meter before. Comms don't happen via HF at that level. Sometimes, though, you can go to VHF/UHF and bounce a signal maybe. I was going to get out to the shack today to record it, but Chirren duty kept me busy all day.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

burned a hole plumb through my best tf hat!

[qrprat77]

burned a hole plumb through my best tf hat!

Okie, that ain't why you missin' hair...

[miked2345]

I noticed the bobble head on my dashboard spinning BACKWARDS today, everything I hit a pothole... :cool:

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Space Weather News for March 11, 2012

http://spaceweather.com

INCOMING CMEs: One and perhaps two CMEs are expected to hit Earth's magnetic
field today. Of particular interest is a CME launched toward Earth by a powerful
M8-class eruption on March 10. Forecasters say the cloud could spark minor to
severe geomagnetic storms when it arrives on March 11-12. High-latitude sky
watchers should be alert for auroras tonight. Check http://spaceweather.com for
updates.