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More solar flares
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:16 pm
by weatherluvr
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2003-11-04-tuesday-solar_x.htm
More solar flares, continuing one of the most turbulent solar events on record.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:15 pm
by Stormsfury
http://www.spaceweather.com/
Space weather .com is reporting that the latest CME and flare could be historic ... some of the prelim data indicates that it could easily be an X20 class flare ...
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:22 pm
by Stormsfury
Even more impressive are the MPEG/Animated GIF loops of the phenomenon. Unbelievable ...
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/
SF
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:33 pm
by weatherlover427
Dahhhhh, I missed it. Hope I can see the next one :? .
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:21 pm
by Stormsfury
Here's an excerpt from Space Weather
MEGA-FLARE: Giant sunspot 486 unleashed yet another powerful solar flare today (Nov. 4th, 1950 UT), and this one could be historic. The blast saturated X-ray detectors onboard GOES satellites at X17.4 for 11 minutes. The last time such a thing happened in 2001 the flare was classified as an X20--the biggest ever. This one might be even bigger; stay tuned for updates
Ionizing radiation from the flare hit Earth's atmosphere soon after the explosion and caused a severe radio blackout, which radio listeners noticed across North America. The explosion also hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Although the CME is not heading directly toward Earth, it could deliver a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field on Nov. 5th.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:26 pm
by StormCrazyIowan
Wow, that is amazing!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:48 pm
by Rainband
WOW!!! Interesting
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:55 pm
by breeze
Does this mean more southerly aurora borealis
if the CME even passes close to Earth?
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:00 pm
by StormCrazyIowan
Yeah, does it?!
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:10 pm
by Stormsfury
Since the flare erupted with 486 just getting ready to fade from Earth's view, most of the CME (coronal mass ejection) was not directed towards Earth, however, there was (on LASCO2 and LASCO3 animation) some hint of a coronal halo and some of the energy is expected to reach Earth sometime tomorrow ... but probably not enough to produce auroras this far south ...
SF
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 11:57 pm
by breeze
Thanks, Storm - a lot of the SE region will
see clouds, but, I wondered about the areas
in the clear.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2003 3:55 am
by StormCrazyIowan
Yeah, like me......I will FINALLY have clear skies tomorrow!