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The largest solar storm the Earth has seen since 2005 is currently battering the planet, forcing planes to be re-routed, causing power fluctuations and playing havoc with the Global Positioning System (GPS). The 2012 solar storm currently smacking the Earth is the result of a massive solar flare that erupted from the sun around 11PM EST on Sunday.The largest solar storm the Earth has seen since 2005 is currently battering the... more
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"GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A strong geomagnetic storm is in progress following the impact of a coronal mass ejection (CME) today, Sept. 26th, at approximately 12:15 UT. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab report a "strong compression of Earth's magnetosphere" and the possibility that satellites in geosynchronous orbit have been exposed to solar wind plasma and magnetic fields. Mid- to high-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras after nightfall. Observing tip: The hours around local midnight are usually best for spotting Northern and Southern Lights. Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.
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This is a really fun site and you can sign up for email alerts to interesting things going on in the sky. They always run a table with near earth objects and have some great photo galleries too."GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A strong geomagnetic storm is in progress following the... more
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The biggest solar blast in four years erupted late Monday, and it’s sending jets of charged particles right at Earth. The flare will spark bright auroras when it hits the magnetosphere in the next 24 to 48 hours.
A cluster of sunspots called Active Region 1158 unleashed the flare at 8:50 p.m. EST, Feb. 14 [1:50 a.m. UT, Feb. 15]. The flare was classified as a class X2.2, meaning it is the most powerful flare since December 2006. The sunspots have continued to let loose smaller flares and may still be active now.
NOAA forecasters estimate a 45 percent chance of geomagnetic activity on Thursday, Feb. 17, when the bulk of the radiation hits Earth’s magnetic field. It may create a stunning display of aurora borealis, better known as northern lights. So look up! If you take pictures, send us your best shots. If we get enough, we’ll create a reader gallery.The biggest solar blast in four years erupted late Monday, and it’s sending jets... more
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These are some stunning aurora pictures taken on the night of 8/3/10, in Minnesota. The photographer of these pictures, captured the images between 11pm and 12am and submitted them to spaceweather.com. Yesterday, CME's (Coronal Mass Ejections) from the Sun reached the earth, creating a geomagnetic storm, creating the northern lights in the sky. The lights may be visible again this evening.These are some stunning aurora pictures taken on the night of 8/3/10, in Minnesota.... more
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Attention, New York: The sun is spewing plasma right towards you! Looks like there may be an unusual light show in the skies above.
If you look to the sky late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning you could see northern lights, or aurorae. According to the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the potential light show started Sunday, when the sun’s surface erupted and hurled tons of ionized atoms — or plasma — into space.
After a long slumber, the Sun is waking up. Early Sunday morning, the Sun’s surface erupted and blasted tons of plasma (ionized atoms) into interplanetary space. That plasma is headed our way, and when it arrives, it could create a spectacular light show.
“This eruption is directed right at us, and is expected to get here early in the day on August 4th,” said astronomer Leon Golub of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). “It’s the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time.”
When such an expulsion reaches Earth, it interacts with the planet’s magnetic field and can create a geomagnetic storm, the CfA said. Solar particles stream down the field lines toward Earth’s poles. Those particles crash with atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere, which then glow like little neon signs.
Sky watchers in the northern U.S. and other countries should look toward the north late Tuesday or early Wednesday for rippling “curtains” of green and red light, the CfA said.
Aurorae normally are visible only at high latitudes. However, during a geomagnetic storm aurorae can light up the sky at lower latitudes. Sky watchers in the northern U.S. and other countries should look toward the north on the evening of August 3rd/4th for rippling “curtains” of green and red light.
NOAA forecasters estimate a 10% chance of major geomagnetic storms and a 45% chance of at least some geomagnetic activity when the clouds arrive on August 3rd and 4th.
More at link: http://morichesdaily.com/2010/08/northern-lights/Attention, New York: The sun is spewing plasma right towards you! Looks like there may... more
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