Mistery of 2012

Lately in some mass media and the internet was flooded with busy writing about the prophecies of doom in 2012. even some books that have been circulated to the public about this issue. One of the issues raised among other predictions derived from the Maya who once lived in southern Mexico or Guatemala about the Resurrection will happen on December 21, 2012.

In the manuscript known ethnic heritage mastered astronomy and calendar systems are, on the date mentioned above will display a large galaxy waves resulting in cessation of all activities in the face of this Earth.

Outside the Mayan prophecy that the calculation basis is unknown, according to Deputy Information Science and Aerospace Studies, Institute of Aviation and Space Agency (Lapan), Bambang S Tedjasukmana, a phenomenon that can be forecasted emergence in the year 2011-2012 was the storm the sun. This prediction based on the monitoring of space weather monitoring centers in several countries since the 1960s and in Indonesia by Lapan since 1975.

Explained, Sri Kaloka, Head of Science Center for Space Utilization Lapan, a storm occurred when the sun comes flares and coronal Mass Ejection (CME). Flare is a large explosion in the atmosphere of the Sun's power is equivalent to 66 million times a Hiroshima atomic bomb blast. The CME is a very big explosion that caused burst of particle-speed 400 kilometers per second.

Solar weather disturbances can affect the condition of space charge to the Earth's magnetic influence, further impact on electrical systems, transportation, navigation satellites that rely on global positioning system (GPS) and communication systems that use satellite communications and high frequency (HF), and can endanger the lives of or human health. "Because the Earth's magnetic interference, pacemaker users may experience significant disruption," said Sri.