Admin MaineJay Posted March 11, 2022 Admin Share Posted March 11, 2022 The sun is relatively active with daily sunspot numbers nearing 100. As we approach the equinox, the Earth's magnetic field becomes more favorable to geomagnetic storms. A full halo was recently detected, and has potential. Quote FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium) 2022 Mar 11 07:33:04 A full halo coronal mass ejection (CME) was detected in SoHO LASCO C2 and C3 coronagraph data with start time around 18:48UT on March 10th following the onset on a long duration C2.8-class flare from active region NOAA 2962. The bulk of the CME covers almost 180 degrees (north-east to north-west from Earth's perspective) and splits into two parts, moving at different projected velocities, both exceeding 500 km/s. The CME is observed by STEREO A COR2 primarily to the north-west and has a substantial Earth-directed component. Further analysis will be conducted to estimate the expected arrival time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorgrey Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Neat flare today Edited March 11, 2022 by minorgrey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Can a Solar Flare count? There was a M2.2 Solar Flare from Sunspot group 12964 Yesterday. I've managed to save a image of the Flare Yesterday, the location area is at 4 o'clock Edited March 12, 2022 by Iceresistance Wrong Location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted March 30, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted March 30, 2022 X class flare today! Chance at some storming tonight as well. The sun is getting feisty. Quote FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium) 2022 Mar 30 19:45:16 A class X1.3 solar X-ray flare occurred on 30 March 2022 with peak time 17:37UT. The region of origin was active region NOAA 2975. Additionally, a type II and type IV radio emission were detected at 17:32UT and 17:34UT respectively, indicating an associated CME. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, MaineJay said: X class flare today! Chance at some storming tonight as well. The sun is getting feisty. This is the first X-Class Solar Flare of 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted March 31, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted March 31, 2022 39 minutes ago, Iceresistance said: This is the first X-Class Solar Flare of 2022 Cloudy here tonight unfortunately, and the next couple nights are iffy up this way. This seems like it should have an ample earth directed component. ezgif-2-c979449bce.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) Another Powerful Solar Flare (M9.6) has occured from the same Sunspot Group that had the first X-Class Solar Flare of 2022 Edited March 31, 2022 by Iceresistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Strong M-Class Solar Flare with suspected CME has just occurred from the same sunspot group that now has a history of 4 M-class Solar Flares & 1 X-class flare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted April 14, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted April 14, 2022 Of course it's cloudy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 X1 Solar Flare with CME this morning at the NE Section of the Sun (Facing us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 @MaineJayX2.2 Solar flare last night in the SE quadrant of the sun, at 5 o'clock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted April 21, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted April 21, 2022 19 hours ago, Iceresistance said: @MaineJayX2.2 Solar flare last night in the SE quadrant of the sun, at 5 o'clock. Looks like that flare won't be geoeffective, but one of the spots pointing at Earth just spit out an M9.6 flare. Hopefully that gets the sky dancing. We can worry about clouds later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Just had a strong M-Class Solar Flare UPDATE: M7.6 Edited April 22, 2022 by Iceresistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 @MaineJay The Arch facing us . . . What does that mean? It's getting ready for another powerful flare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted April 23, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted April 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Iceresistance said: @MaineJay The Arch facing us . . . What does that mean? It's getting ready for another powerful flare? I believe it's the plasma following the magnetic field lines. I don't know how to "read" the magnetic configuration really, just some basics. I imagine that at least statically, these larger, complex sunspot groups create more flares, but there was a "dead" spot that released a sizeable flare just recently. So while the odds are probably higher, it's like weather, nothing guaranteed. I think even the Carrington event was from a newly emerged spot that just exploded at the right time. It might be analogous to thunderstorms. Big clusters probably produce much more severe weather, but a discreet cell can also pop up and be dangerous too. I am learning mostly from reading the SIDC discussions. Quote INFO FROM SIDC - RWC BELGIUM 2022 Apr 22 12:30UTC Solar flaring activity was moderate. All flaring activity was from Catania sunspot groups 81 and 82 (NOAA active region 2993 and 2994) with the strongest flare being just an M1.1 flare peaking at 5:14 UT. Catania sunspot groups 81 and 82 (NOAA active region 2993 and 2994) remain complex groups with beta-gamma configuration of their photospheric magnetic field. Mixed polarity fields are primarily around the leading spot of Catania group 81 (NOAA active region 2993) and in the intermediate section of Catania group 82 (NOAA active region 2994). These regions remain the dominant source for flaring over the next days. Flares at M level are likely with also a very significant chance for X flares. http://sidc.oma.be/ Information on magnetic configurations here. https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/the-magnetic-classification-of-sunspots.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) X1.1 Solar Flare in the past hour at 2 o'clock, facing away from us thankfully. Edited April 30, 2022 by Iceresistance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Another X1.1 solar flare earlier today. This time, it's from a Sunspot group that is going to face towards us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 X1.5 Solar Flare from Sunspot group 13006 aimed at us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted May 10, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted May 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Iceresistance said: X1.5 Solar Flare from Sunspot group 13006 aimed at us. Shows that even the little sunspots can produce. Thanks for the heads up, I'm hoping this times well with subs clear skies in the case is geoeffective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 After a longer period of inactivty, we're getting multiple M-Class Solar Flares from a single sunspot group (13076), with the strongest being a M5 Also, a G3 geomagnetic storm is expected per SWPC in a few days, the Aurora could be seen as far south as Oregon, South Dakota, Illinois, New York, and CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted August 17, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted August 17, 2022 20 hours ago, Iceresistance said: After a longer period of inactivty, we're getting multiple M-Class Solar Flares from a single sunspot group (13076), with the strongest being a M5 Also, a G3 geomagnetic storm is expected per SWPC in a few days, the Aurora could be seen as far south as Oregon, South Dakota, Illinois, New York, and CT. Looking like they are firing now. Friggin raining here, unlikely I get a window to send up the drone tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, MaineJay said: Looking like they are firing now. Friggin raining here, unlikely I get a window to send up the drone tonight. It always seems like that every time that there could be a major geomagnetic storm, the storms roll in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin MaineJay Posted August 17, 2022 Author Admin Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Iceresistance said: It always seems like that every time that there could be a major geomagnetic storm, the storms roll in. Already up to G2 right now. Sun just puked out another CME it appears. The Earth's magnetic field is becoming more cooperative for any earth directed plasma to be goeffective. Sun's got a lot of spots despite the predictions that this would be a weak cycle. So hopefully it's a busy fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Hiramite Posted August 19, 2022 Moderators Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) I might have to take a peak, just in case. Edit: the below is for last night (8/17 - 8/18). Edited August 19, 2022 by Hiramite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Cameron Nixon had his 4th night with the Auroras in Michigan! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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