A LIGHT SHOW TO REMEMBER
When their is a small explosion on the surface of our sun anything can happen and sometimes thisw beautiful sky is the result of that explosion. To put this in to context the minor explosion from the sun that created this light show contain enough energy to decimate our planet if its orientation was precisely right. The CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) that created this light show travelled 150 million kilometers to get here! CMEs are huge bubbles of gas that are threaded with magnetic fields and are ejected from the Sun into what we know as the solar wind.
The effect of a direct hit by a CME could set the entire world back 2000 years in technology. Our entire electrical grid would wiped out and would take many years to repair. Our satellites would be destroyed and if they were not destroyed we wouldn't be able to communicate with them. Our medical services would be set back a hundred years. People would die of exposure to the elements due to lack heat available. The entire population of the earth would have to be reorganized due to the lack of power. The magnetic poles could shift. The possibilities are endless so lets enjoy the light show while we can!!!!
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