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Post by loly on Aug 2, 2011 13:40:25 GMT
Flare M1.4 and CME
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Post by loly on Aug 3, 2011 14:02:49 GMT
New Flare M6.0
Cur 03/1352 M5.9 Ratio 0.201
Beg 03/1317 B6.7
Max 03/1348 M6.0 Int 7.5e-02 J m-2
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Post by loly on Aug 3, 2011 14:37:58 GMT
FLARE M6.0 RA1261
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Post by loly on Aug 3, 2011 15:23:46 GMT
CME
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Post by Kevin VE3EN on Aug 3, 2011 15:29:15 GMT
Nice CME. I did create an animated GIF.  |
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Post by justsomeguy on Aug 3, 2011 19:26:12 GMT
Which CME was this and what size?
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Post by Kevin VE3EN on Aug 4, 2011 6:03:41 GMT
That one was from Wednesday, the M6.0
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Post by justsomeguy on Aug 4, 2011 6:53:51 GMT
Thanks, hopefully we can get some earth directed energy just to liven things up.
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Post by loly on Aug 4, 2011 12:03:26 GMT
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Post by loly on Aug 4, 2011 12:12:50 GMT
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Post by loly on Aug 4, 2011 14:30:48 GMT
This morning's M9-class eruption propelled a CME toward Earth. Moving at an estimated speed of 1950 km/s, the cloud is expected to sweep up two earlier CMEs already en route. Analysts at the GSFC Space Weather Lab say the combined triple-CME should reach Earth on August 5th at 13:55 UT plus or minus 7 hours. "The impact on Earth is likely to be major: the estimated maximum geomagnetic activity index level Kp is 7 (Kp ranges from 0 - 9). The flanks of the CME may also impact STEREO A, Mars and Mercury/MESSENGER."
LASCO C3
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Post by krp on Aug 4, 2011 18:14:08 GMT
I can't wait to see the aurora borealis for the first time tonight or tomorrow night.  |
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Post by Kevin VE3EN on Aug 4, 2011 18:33:47 GMT
I hope you get to see them.... its one of the best things to see
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Post by THEO BAKALEXIS on Aug 4, 2011 18:54:19 GMT
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Post by labrador3 on Aug 4, 2011 20:09:13 GMT
HI,,,does anyone have some input as the this spaceweather.com report? I am new to monitoring spaceweather, and didn't know what they meant by 'strong impact on earth is likely to be major?'
Does that mean aurora's? loss of radio? problems with power grid? Any more detailed info welcome please.
spaceweather.com report:
STRONG SOLAR ACTIVITY: For the third day in a row, active sunspot 1261 has unleashed a significant M-class solar flare. The latest blast at 0357 UT on August 4th registered M9.3 on the Richter Scale of Flares, almost crossing the threshold into X-territory (X-flares are the most powerful kind). The number of energetic protons around Earth has jumped nearly 100-fold as a result of this event.
The eruption propelled a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. Click on the image to view a movie of the expanding cloud recorded by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory:
Moving at an estimated speed of 1950 km/s, this CME is expected to sweep up two earlier CMEs already en route. Analysts at the GSFC Space Weather Lab say the combined cloud should reach Earth on August 5th at 13:55 UT plus or minus 7 hours: "The impact on Earth is likely to be major. The estimated maximum geomagnetic activity index level Kp is 7 (Kp ranges from 0 - 9). The flanks of the CME may also impact STEREO A, Mars and Mercury/MESSENGER." High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Aurora alerts: text, voice.
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