That white blob on the sun is the source of what should prove to be, well, not as interesting as one would think. A massive CME is heading right at Earth. That means we’re gonna get some extra oomph in our auroral lights. Might even get some ( extra ) static on our cell phones. If weird things start happening sometime tonight, now you know why.
I couldn’t sleep at all last night. It was one of those nights where you just lay there wide awake, ready to party. Finally about 4 or so I nodded off. Of course, that was right before the Shuttle launch. But, after getting cranked up watching the Saints win the Super Bowl, watching a launch would have wrecked what little chance at sleep I had left. So, I just lay there and waited, knowing SOMETHING must be keeping me awake. Finally, this morning, I read the news and saw immediately what the problem was:
There was a major storm last night. Now, this wasn’t one of those piddly snow storms dropping a couple of feet of snow on the East Coast, this was a major outburst of energy probably made a lot of static inside my brain, which would be really loud. Yeah, that sounds goofy, but first time I couldn’t sleep in months just happens to be right when the first MAJOR sunspot in years hits? Something’s gotta be there. I’m sure most learned scientists would tell you there’s no way possible a solar storm could affect my sleep. Of course, those same people are quick to tell us there is no way sunspots affect our climate either.
Near Earth Objects