September 2, 1859 - an event in history, that could happen again.

[WillieBeno]

Is it not ironic that Elon Musk is launching Starlink satellites by the thousands.
He is not very concerned now, is he?
There will be an internet outage in the near future but it will be utilized to de-program and educate the population worldwide.

Would probably be a good thing, was discussing yesterday with my buddy how much of our problems would disappear if everyone just got rid of their "smart" phones.

[sawbill]

I've always been an advocate for being "prepared", but I've always found that most people look at you as some sort of whacko if I dare bring the subject up?

Don't sell yourself short, BM. We've always thought of you as some sort of whacko. But a likeable and harmless one.

[Bushmoose]

Don't sell yourself short, BM. We've always thought of you as some sort of whacko. But a likeable and harmless one.

You're too kind. My prepper supply of scotch is still off limits though, so don't be knocking on my door.

[sawbill]

I knew I should have stayed quiet.

[Species8472]

You're too kind. My prepper supply of scotch is still off limits though, so don't be knocking on my door.

Maybe we could compare and trade. I'm mostly a lowland single malt kinda guy.

[mosquito]

Well, a bit off topic but I may as well just use this as an astronomy thread than create new ones all the time. Not much of a chance of Northern lights or storm but there will be the Leonid meteor shower and a partial lunar eclipse this week.

https://www.al.com/news/2021/11/leon...this-week.html

https://www.spaceweather.com

[mosquito]

Lunar eclipse blood flower moon this weekend
https://spaceweather.com/

Lucky us, sun can't hit us... so far, potential for up to an X class flare but so far.

"THE SUN CAN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT: So far this week, the sun has flared more than 20 times and hurled nearly as many CMEs into space. Not one of the storm clouds is heading for Earth. " - see article on space weather and the gif of some of the misses.
https://spaceweather.com/images2022/12may22/offtarget_cme_anim.gif

and in Burkes Falls...
Security camera captures a flash in the night sky | Watch (msn.com)
Security camera captures a flash in the night sky | Watch (msn.com)