irish weatheronline regarding todays Solar flare

great article about todays Solar Flare, with great video. Never seen the likes. really bloody amazing actually.

Love Sun action

http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/space/solar-flare-to-affect-earths-communications/19239.html

Lumi

APF have an updated piece on it here with some images

There's some other interesting links at the end of the story

Exciting stuff alright

It kicked up some amount of dirt, didnt it?? Interesting to see what follows alright

Lumi

Jake1 wrote: »

It kicked up some amount of dirt, didnt it?? Interesting to see what follows alright

Coronal mass ejection as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011.
CREDIT: NASA/SDO


You can say that again!! It's breathtakingly beautiful though, isn't it?

Space.com have the full size image and some more video

EDIT: Redsunset has now posted a stunning, high res version here

Thing of beauty alright. Intense. The power of it, I suppose.

Lumi

Jake1 wrote: »

Thing of beauty alright. Intense. The power of it, I suppose.

and even better ....

'The aurora borealis (Northern Lights) and aurora australis (Southern Lights) will also likely be visible in the late hours of June 8 or 9, NASA said.'

Something to look out for if the clouds play nice

Check how nice this one is:)

these things are pure art.

http://spaceweather.com/swpod2011/07jun11/mflare.mov?PHPSESSID=0u23m3r6mt2abu0u2bs1bjl3l7

fizzycyst

That video really was amazing

Big Nasty

Very cool - any idea how / if this is going to affect us?

WolfeIRE

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Very cool - any idea how / if this is going to affect us?

from midday Thursday for a period of roughly 24 hours, MCM. No idea yet on how far south the Northern Lights display will extend

http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/space/display-of-northern-lights-expected-from-solar-flare/19315.html

snowstreams

From looking at this website below, it seems kp will be 5. And it should be visible in the far nort of donegal. We really need a kp to be 6 to see much in ireland.

Theres a diagram showing where the aurora will be over europe on this link.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/2011/06/09/3

ch750536

WolfeIRE wrote: »

from midday Thursday for a period of roughly 24 hours, MCM. No idea yet on how far south the Northern Lights display will extend

http://www.irishweatheronline.com/news/space/display-of-northern-lights-expected-from-solar-flare/19315.html

'Our model indicates that the shock wave will reach Earth on the 8th of June around 5pm GMT. '

Big Nasty

ch750536 wrote: »

'Our model indicates that the shock wave will reach Earth on the 8th of June around 5pm GMT. '

That's in an hours time!:)

Flaremageddon, Flaremageddon!!!!






( runs to grab tinfoil hat);):D

current Spaceweather report

Space Weather Message Code: SUMPC0
Serial Number: 16
Issue Time: 2011 Jun 08 0531 UTC

SUMMARY: Proton Event 100MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1pfu
Begin Time: 2011 Jun 07 0720 UTC
Maximum Time: 2011 Jun 07 1025 UTC
End Time: 2011 Jun 08 0210 UTC
Maximum 100MeV Flux: 4 pfu


IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is
expected to be at quiet levels on day one (08 June) and on the
beginning of day two (09 June). Midday on day two, active to minor
storm levels are expected as the CME, associated with todays M2/2N
flare from Region 1226, becomes geoeffective. With the arrival of
this CME, there is a slight chance for major storm periods at high
latitudes. On day three (10 June), as the effects of the CME
continue, active levels, with chance for minor storm periods, are
also expected.

Big Nasty

5pm on the dot the heavens opened here!






























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