Solar and Aurora Activity Chat

[Jo Farrow]

Thanks to John Finney for his Lindisfarne aurora photos. 

The night of the May 10th Aurora

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The incredible Northern Lights show on May 10th/11th will be remembered for years to come. An extreme G5 storm with stunning views of the Aurora. Space weather is important

 

[Snowyowl9]

Flashback to 1989..

https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=08&month=06&year=2009

"STRANGE LIGHTNING: High above Earth, in the realm of meteors and noctilucent clouds, a strange and beautiful form of lightning dances at the edge of space. Researchers call the bolts "sprites"; they are red, fleeting, and tend to come in bunches.

 "Sprites are a true space weather phenomenon," he adds.

most scientists did not believe they existed until after 1989 when sprites were photographed by cameras onboard the space shuttle.

Yes these are relatively new as are noctilucent clouds which I ve mentioned this before pretty new again and not suppose to be seen as far south as they are now,magnetic field is weakening..

Comment: This image of a sprite is just another excellent example of plasma energy that looks "life-like". This has been classified as a 'carrot' sprite but it sure looks like a squid to me! Note the reference to 1989, which is the year of the Great Magnetic Storm and is most often used as the marker for the onset of Space Weather because this is the time that scientists first realised that national power supply could be effected. However, geomagnetic storms have always provided deliveries of spiritual energy to this planet, the only difference now is the quality and the quantity which is being used to transform our world. The discovery of these plasma "entities" by the space shuttle is a fabrication and less than five minutes on the internet will provide the true facts. The article forgot to tell you that these electrical manifiestations are MASSIVE and can stretch for 60kms!

[Addicks Fan 1981]

Very impressive.    

[Sprites]

Auroras

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Edited June 4, 2024 by Sprites

[Dorsetbred]

AR33712 has grown rapidly over the last few days, looking like this currently, now it's 8 times wider than Earth.

Images from Spacweather.com

 

[Sprites]

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June 29th 2024

[GreyCrag]

A good update from Anton about the 11th May extreme geomagnetic storm.

 

[Sprites]

Forecast G2 possibly G3 July 30th 

 

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[Polar Maritime]

SOLAR ACTIVITY IS HIGH: Sunspot complex AR3765-67 is crackling with strong flares--and they're getting stronger. An impulsive X1.5 flare this morning at 0237 UT caused a deep shortwave radio blackout over Japan, southeast Asia and Australia (map). More X-flares are in the offing as the sunspot complex turns directly toward Earth later today. 

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[Polar Maritime]

A strong G3 in progress.

[Sprites]

 Polar Maritime Yeah what's the chances ot it lasting until tonight?  

I think it will be over by then. 

 

 

[Polar Maritime]

 Sprites If it does my chances will be low because of cloud cover, we shall see.

[Dancerwithwings]

Snap shot for this evening 

[Sprites]

23.35

It's just showing on camera but it's quite subtle, and it's partly cloudy. 

Edited August 4, 2024 by Sprites

[Polar Maritime]

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARES: Earth-orbiting satellites have detected two strong X-class solar flares on Aug. 5th. One (X1.7) came from departing sunspot AR3767 near the sun's western limb, the other (X1.1) from giant new sunspot AR3780 near the eastern limb. Shortwave radio blackouts occured over the Atlantic Ocean and the Americas as a result of the flares. More X-flares are in the offing especially from AR3780.  Space Weather.com

[Sprites]

Too much cloud and obviously missed the peak during daylight. Curiosity/stupidly made me go out anyway, and this is all there was at 1am. 

 

Edited August 5, 2024 by Sprites

[Sprites]

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Perseid meteor shower to peak alongside northern lights this weekend

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Biggest meteor shower of 2024 will see up to 100 ‘shooting stars’ appear each hour as aurora borealis stretches south

I'd say the Geminids are the biggest meteor shower of the year. 

 

 

 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Sprites When is this happenings?

[Sprites]

 *Stormforce~beka* Perseid meteors Is happenings mostly on Sunday night into Monday, if it's clear sky. It's more like 30 meters an hour, unless your somewhere remote and very dark.

Edited August 10, 2024 by Sprites

[chilly milly]

 Sprites Thanks for this. Something to look out for.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 Sprites I'm going to do this with the kids! Or at least one kid ...

[*Stormforce~beka*]

 SpritesWhat "time" does it start?

[Sprites]

 chilly milly I think the chances of seeing the Aurora are low, unless you're in Scotland. If you're taking photos of the Perseids , then the Aurora may show up in long exposure photos if it's not cloudy. 

[Sprites]

 *Stormforce~beka* If it's clear sky Sunday, probably won't see much before 10.30pm. Best time to look is between 11pm-4am. Sun loungers or similar are good for watching.  

If it's clear tonight might be worth a look as there will be a few meteors, not as many as Sunday. 

Edited August 10, 2024 by Sprites

[chilly milly]

 Sprites Thank you. Worth a shot, but won't get my hopes up too high.