I can't always post about folks not getting what they deserve, but getting exactly what they deserve, so here's a little sidebar about things that are much big than us - namely the 6,200 mile wide storm happening in outer space about 821 million miles away.
The Great White Spot on Saturn is currently being photographed by the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting the planet since 2004. The thunderstorm is nearly as wide as Earth, and began forming in the northern hemisphere in December, which is a decade earlier than expected. See, even weathermen screw up the forcast on other planets! The Great White Spots usually recur about every 30 (Earth) years, when Saturn's northern hemisphere tilts most toward the sun.
Radio waves emitted by electrical discharges show nearly continuous lightning that can flash 10 times or more per second when the storm is peaking. That's not good if you're this guy. Researchers are still uncertain where the storm gets it's energy from. Though the spots seem to occur "seasonally", it may be the 155 miles thick layer where the main clouds reside which does not get sunlight that may create an internal heat source as the power for the winds.
Other than the superstorm, I'm sure it's a lovely place to visit...
The Great White Spot on Saturn is currently being photographed by the Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting the planet since 2004. The thunderstorm is nearly as wide as Earth, and began forming in the northern hemisphere in December, which is a decade earlier than expected. See, even weathermen screw up the forcast on other planets! The Great White Spots usually recur about every 30 (Earth) years, when Saturn's northern hemisphere tilts most toward the sun.
Radio waves emitted by electrical discharges show nearly continuous lightning that can flash 10 times or more per second when the storm is peaking. That's not good if you're this guy. Researchers are still uncertain where the storm gets it's energy from. Though the spots seem to occur "seasonally", it may be the 155 miles thick layer where the main clouds reside which does not get sunlight that may create an internal heat source as the power for the winds.
Other than the superstorm, I'm sure it's a lovely place to visit...
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