Some believe that IF this flare was earth directed, it could have been “the big one” …
The flare was enormous!
Was this an interaction with Comet Atlas!?
You cannot make this up!
Read the latest..
Tag: solar flare
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Behold: The solar ‘beast’
Around the world, astronomers are monitoring a massive prominence curling over the sun’s northeastern limb.
David Wilson of Inverness, Scotland, calls it “The Beast”:
This is being reported by Spaceweather:
“This is 3 hours of the giant prominence as seen from my backyard solar observatory,” says Wilson. “It looks to me like some huge 4-legged beast shuffling along.”
Prominences are clouds of hydrogen held above the surface of the sun by magnetic fields. The shuffling of the Beast is a sign of magnetic instability, and may herald a collapse or magnificent eruption. Photo-op, anyone? Monitoring is encouraged on July 13th.
Here is another amazing image..
An enhanced solar wind stream is moving past Earth and active (Kp4) geomagnetic conditions has been observed. A minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch is in effect until 18:00 UTC (July 11). The onset of a coronal hole stream was not expected until within the next few days, so it is unclear if this is related to the coronal hole or perhaps a weak transient passing Earth as the solar wind speed jumped from 330 km/s to above 400 km/s. Further updates will be provided whenever necessary.
Here is the latest moving imagery of the sun from NASA..
Ben Davidson of Space Weather News issued a warning on X overnight about an Earth-facing coronal hole that could eject fast-moving solar wind toward Earth, potentially triggering elevated geomagnetic activity, including auroras and geomagnetic storms. The high-speed stream is expected to reach Earth within days… DEVELOPING..
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End of year solar express
Sunday has been an active day for solar flares and sun activity.. at the time of this post there were at least ten flares surpassing the M2.0 threshold so far. Among them was an impressive X1.1 flare that occurred early this morning, setting the tone for a dramatic increase in activity compared to the day before.
According to the latest NOAA/SWPC update, there’s an 80% chance of more M-class flares throughout the day and a 30% chance of another powerful X-class flare.
It appears new years fireworks may be possible from our star..
Debeloping..
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Thursday night lights!! Solar storm across Northern latitude goes low!
As far as Pennsylvania and Virginia and beyond, millions of people are seeing a beautiful and dazzling array of Aurora in the sky.
A massive geomagbetic storm of epic proportions have caused a truly breathtaking cold October light show.
If you’re in a zone without clouds, brave the autumn chill and look above..
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A dead heat!! Solar flare direct shot!
This one could affect satellites and GPS and all the other typical things that get affected..
From solar ham:
A coronal mass ejection (CME) with a halo signature is evident following the major X9.0 solar flare this morning. Because the source region AR 3842 is directly facing Earth, the plasma cloud appears to be aimed directly towards our planet. A further update will be provided later today once a CME tracking model becomes available. Please note that a faint CME associated with the X7 event on October 1st is expected to pass our planet sometime during the next few days. Aurora sky watchers at middle to high latitudes should have their camera batteries charged up should geomagnetic storming be observed as forecast.
SolarHam.com
And at this point, it appears to be the largest solar flare, since at least 2017.
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Another solar light show mat be coming
Rarities are becoming continuously commomplace in 2024.
Forecasters with the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) and warning about the prospect of a strong Geomagnetic storm; while there could be many negative impacts around the planet due to the storm, the aurora or “Northern Lights” could make an appearance over a large part of North America.
The SWPC has issued Geomagnetic Storm Watches for G1 conditions on July 29, G3 conditions on July 30, and G1 conditions for July 31.
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Mega solar flare like no other in recent memory
Sun’s strongest solar flare in years knocks out radio frequencies
Rare solar storm could bring northern lights to New England.
NOAA scientists determined Thursday’s X-class flare as not only the largest of the current Solar Cycle 25, but also the biggest since September 2017.
More..
“This is likely one of the largest solar radio events ever recorded,” NOAA wrote Thursday in a report regarding the flare, which is caused by localized explosions on the sun’s surface that expel intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation.
The alarming solar event occurred Thursday after an active sunspot named AR 3514 erupted with a large class X.28 solar flare — the most powerful variety that the sun is capable of producing, as seen in ominous photos captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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‘Solar tsunami’ set for August 30
As though the weather on the planet wasn’t already scary enough, cue the sun: a C3 flare erupted from sunspot region 2859 on the Sun on August 26 and appears to have sent a solar blast towards the Earth..
The National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center confirmed a partial halo CME took place. In a statement released by the SWPC, analysis and modeling are now underway to determine if there may be any possible geoeffective component to this CME.
It appears this solar explosion set-off a “solar tsunami”.
A solar tsunami, also known as a Moreton Wave or a Moreton-Ramsey Wave, is the signature of a large-scale solar corona shock wave generated by solar flares. Initially spotted in the late 1950’s, technology deployed by NASA in 2009 confirmed the presence and the mechanics of such a tsunami…
Some have said the best “Northern Lights” of the century are coming! The best guess for the potential impact of the “Solar Tsunami” will be August 30 ..
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It came from outer space! A solar storm could hit by Thursday
These things can happen–even during a solar minimum!
Here is a time lapse of the sun from August 16 2020:
NOAA analysts have modeled the trajectory this CME.. Their conclusion: It could deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field on August 20, 2020.. Thurday.
From NOAA:
Clearly, the storm cloud is not heading directly for Earth. However, NOAA models of the CME’s trajectory suggest it could deliver a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field on August 20th. Minor geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras are possible when the CME arrives.
And more reason for no fear: Fortunately, the SWPC noted that the CME was created by a B1-class solar flare, which is the weakest type. This means that only a minor geomagnetic storm would occur if the CME hits Earth.
