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[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

The Night the Sun Almost Fried the Victorian World

On 1–2 September 1859 the Sun threw a tantrum so violent that Earth has not seen its equal in the written record. We call it the Carrington Event, after the English astronomer Richard Carrington, who watched a patch of the Sun blaze white and then fade in a matter of minutes.

Seventeen hours later the shock arrived.

Compasses spun. Telegraph networks—the internet of the 1850s—went feral. Operators yanked wires from batteries and still watched sparks leap across the keys. Some stations kept sending messages on the residual current alone. Paper caught fire. Operators got shocks. In the dark, auroras painted the sky blood-red and green as far south as the Caribbean and Hawaii. Gold miners in the Rockies stood up at midnight thinking dawn had come.

What hit Earth was a fast, dense coronal mass ejection—a billion-ton cloud of magnetized plasma—slammed into the planet’s magnetic field and crumpled it. The resulting geomagnetic storm induced currents in long conductors: telegraph lines then, power grids and satellites now.

Carrington’s flare was not unique in kind. It was unique in how hard it hit a world that had just wired itself together and had no idea the Sun could answer back.

A repeat today would not stop at flickering lights. It would threaten transformers, GPS, radio, and the thin electronic nervous system of modern life. NASA and others simulate that scenario because September 1859 is the benchmark: the strongest geomagnetic storm we can point to and say, this actually happened.

Simulation credit: NASA. The Sun’s still out there. It has not promised to wait another 167 years.

[Roy T. Bennett @InspiringThinkn]

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. Mary Anne Radmacher

[Amazing Nature @AmazingNature00]

🚨: Bees are officially declared the most important living species on the planet, essential to human life.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

On hot days, bees position themselves at the entrance of their hive and use their wings as fans drawing warm air out and allowing cooler air to move in

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📹Flohive

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Clearest image of Pluto ever taken..!
NASA

[Xiaolu Wang @wang_xiaolu]

what a wonderful world/ Qué mundo tan maravilloso/ Que mundo maravilhoso/ 世界多麼精彩/ quel monde merveilleux/ was für eine wundervolle Welt/ che mondo meraviglioso/ τι υπέροχος κόσμος/ يا له من عالم رائع/ jaký úžasný svět/ なんて素晴らしい世界なんだろう/ Что за чудесный мир/ ne harika bir dünya/ який чудовий світ/ co za wspaniały świat/ quin món tant meravellós/ kakav predivan svijet/ is iontach an domhan é/ 정말 멋진

[Ulrich Janse van Vuuren @UlrichJvV]

Beautiful sunrise start to the day hiking through spectacular indigenous protea and sage wood forests, up hills with the most amazing views and down gorges home to varieties of antelope species. All this right in the heart of Pretoria! 😍🌳

[Roy T. Bennett @InspiringThinkn]

Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another. Marquis de Condorcet

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

On February 10, 1968, astronaut Gordon Cooper assumed the role of spacecraft commander during vibration testing of Apollo command module 105 at the Manned Spacecraft Center's vibration and acoustic test facility, Building 49. Cooper was to determine the reaction of astronauts to expected launch vibrations.

[TheCampingDirectory @Camping_Direct]

Riverside tranquillity meets unforgettable glamping and lodge stays at Riverview Holiday Park! 🌿✨ Whether you’re unwinding in a private hot tub or relaxing beside a crackling fire pit, it’s the perfect place to switch off.

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#Camping #ScottishBorders

[Caffé Milani @CaffeMilani]

We’re opening Milan Design Week with a designer coffee: Caffé Milani in the pack designed by Serena Confalonieri.
This special edition dresses our Collezione Privata blend with a colourful and emotional graphic language.

Try it at home, order now on https://t.co/SxpT07vtWj

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Costa Rica, once home to rampant logging, has now almost doubled the size of its rainforest. They turned it all around within a generation. It can be done.

Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate

#biodiversity #deforestation #rewilding #solutions

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Migratory birds connect continents and ecosystems.

Yet their age-old routes are under threat from habitat loss, pollution, and climate change, leading to alarming declines.

How much do you really know about them?

Take the quiz and find out: https://t.co/v9iy9dNZP4

[Xavi Bros @Xavi_Bros]

See the protoplanetary discs Tau 042021 (left, situated 450 light-years far) and Oph 163131 (right, 480 l-y distant).

Protoplanetary discs appear around stars that have recently been born. Over time, the dust collides and collapses, slowly forming planets.

Images: JWST & HST

[Xiaolu Wang @wang_xiaolu]

( This artwork was NOT designed/created by using AI. )

Artwork by Xiaolu Wang/ Obra de Xiaolu Wang/ Obra de Xiaolu Wang/ Illustration de Xiaolu Wang/ Opere di Xiaolu Wang/ アートワーク：Xiaolu Wang/ Мистецтво Сяолу Вана/ Kunstwerk von Xiaolu Wang/ عمل فني لشياولو وانغ/ Έργο τέχνης από Xiaolu Wang/ Umělecké dílo od Xiaolu Wang/ Xiaolu Wang'ın sanat eseri/ Grafika autorstwa Xiaolu Wanga/ Работа Сяолу Вана/ Произведения на изкуството от Xiaolu Wang/ Kunstwerk van Xiaolu Wang/ Taideteos Xiaolu Wang/ اثر هنری شیائولو وانگ/ יצירות אמנות מאת Xiaolu Wang/ งานศิลปะโดย Xiaolu Wang/ Tác phẩm nghệ thuật của Xiaolu Wang/ Xiaolu Wang의 작품/ Opera de artă de Xiaolu Wang/

[AFSIA - Africa Solar Industry Association @AFSIA_Official]

Member news
@jinko_solar launches a dust-resistant Tiger Neo 3.0 module featuring a 3D dust-repellent design and self-cleaning nano coating, offering 4-6% higher power generation.

Discover the innovation and key advantages: https://t.co/hKNXsAYyJF

#DustResistantModules

[Xiaolu Wang @wang_xiaolu]

what a wonderful world/ Qué mundo tan maravilloso/ Que mundo maravilhoso/ 世界多麼精彩/ quel monde merveilleux/ was für eine wundervolle Welt/ che mondo meraviglioso/ τι υπέροχος κόσμος/ يا له من عالم رائع/ jaký úžasný svět/ なんて素晴らしい世界なんだろう/ Что за чудесный мир/ ne harika bir dünya/ який чудовий світ/ co za wspaniały świat/ quin món tant meravellós/ kakav predivan svijet/ is iontach an domhan é/ 정말 멋진

[Xiaolu Wang @wang_xiaolu]

a new day a new blessing/ un nuevo día una nueva bendición/ um novo dia uma nova bênção/ un nouveau jour, une nouvelle bénédiction/ 新しい日、新しい祝福/ ein neuer Tag, ein neuer Segen/ nový den nové požehnání/ μια νέα μέρα μια νέα ευλογία/ yeni bir gün yeni bir mutluluk/ يوم جديد نعمة جديدة/ 新的一天，新的祝福/ egun berri bat bedeinkapen berri bat/ jekh nevo dives jekh nevo baxtagor/ nowy dzień, nowe błogosławieństwo/ новый день, новое благословение/ een nieuwe dag een nieuwe zegen/ یک روز جدید یک برکت جدید/ en ny dag en ny välsignelse/ 새로운 날 새로운 축복/ un novu ghjornu una nova benedizzione /

[Xiaolu Wang @wang_xiaolu]

Childhood Memory / Recuerdo de la infancia / Memória da Infância / Ricordo d'infanzia / Souvenir d'enfance / Kindheitserinnerung / Спогад дитинства / 童年记忆/ Vzpomínka na dětství / 幼少期の思い出 / Çocukluk Anısı / Παιδική Μνήμη / 어린 시절의 기억 / Воспоминания детства / Jeugdherinnering / Memoria copilăriei / Спомен от детството / Lapsuuden muisto / ذاكرة الطفولة / Barndomsminne / זיכרון ילדות / Sjećanje na djetinjstvo / Memoria copilăriei / Pueritia Memoria / Gyerekkori emlékek / Cuimhne na hÓige / Kujtimi i fëmijërisë /

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

🚨: The most important sky events of this decade is occurring on February 28th. 🌌 ✨

Six planets will align and put on a show of our lifetime. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye from almost anywhere.

Uranus and Neptune will be visible to naked eye if seen from dark places.

MARK YOUR CALENDERS; February 28th. 📅✨