Space Weather News for March 10, 2011
[spaceweather.com]

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: March 9th ended with a powerful solar flare. Less than an hour before midnight (UT), Earth-orbiting satellites detected an X1.5-class explosion from behemoth sunspot 1166. First-look data suggest that the blast did hurl some material toward Earth. Check spaceweather.com for movies of the flare and updates on its possible effects.



So it looks like we could have some electromagnetic storms in the next couple of days. Great.

Janaru Wrote:
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> Space Weather News for March 10, 2011
> [spaceweather.com]
>
> X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: March 9th ended with a
> powerful solar flare. Less than an hour before
> midnight (UT), Earth-orbiting satellites detected
> an X1.5-class explosion from behemoth sunspot
> 1166. First-look data suggest that the blast did
> hurl some material toward Earth. Check
> spaceweather.com for movies of the flare and
> updates on its possible effects.
>
>
>
> So it looks like we could have some
> electromagnetic storms in the next couple of days.
> Great.

Jan, not being into astro things I am not sure whether that is the Royal (ie American!) "we" or the editorial ,( ie worldwide)

Certainly we have had a lot of thunder and lightening and rain this week (though that is common for this time of year) but also a sprinkling of now on the mountains, which is not unprecedented but fairly unusual. Anyways round it brass monkey cold.

Editorial we, Pen. Usually solar flares, if aimed toward the Earth, will cause increased Aurora activity and can cause a lot of communications problems (i.e. interference, static, etc...).

It's d*mn near impossible to predict what the actual effects will be and it depends on how much we get. Sometimes it's a hiccup and sometimes I can't get anything tuned in.

Been at it again has she?

So far this evening, the Archer's have developed the echo effect(blame the BBC), a local website is unavailable(and known to be unreliable anyway), and an email has disappeared into ciber space (err probably operator - me - error ) Now I can blame it all on solar activity!

"Been at it again has she?"

Soon, Penny....very soon.....



"Now I can blame it all on solar activity!"

Yeah, solar flares are always good for that! That is why I love them so.

Apparently the new moon tonight is 2 degrees closer to the earth than for l9 years and should appear larger......Anyone been out to look?

Certainly it is large and bright here, but it usually is. However combined with the Spring Equinox might be worth wish..............................

Hope we will be able to see the moon tonight. It has been raining since last night (Friday night).

Yeah I had a look before the clouds came in. It was full and bright, but not being an expert selenologist, I couldn't tell whether it was the biggest and brightest moon that I ever did see. People have said that I am an expert lunatic, but I think that they are mad.

. Ivor



The original and real cat with the swishy tail.
Accept no imitations.

Guess who's late coming to this thread! Huh! J wish you'd stop bad-mouthing me, it's not going my Aura ANY good!


Janaru Wrote:
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> Editorial we, Pen. Usually solar flares, if aimed
> toward the Earth, will cause increased Aurora
> activity and can cause a lot of communications
> problems (i.e. interference, static, etc...).
>
> It's d*mn near impossible to predict what the
> actual effects will be and it depends on how much
> we get. Sometimes it's a hiccup and sometimes I
> can't get anything tuned in.


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Pretty large, good to have a clear view of Saturn.

"J wish you'd stop bad-mouthing me, it's not going my Aura ANY good!"





I was going to post about this, but my internet was down. Thanks for reminding me about it, Pen. Unfortunately we've had rain the last few days and the cloud cover is pretty thick.

Janaru Wrote:
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> I was going to post about this, but my internet
> was down. Thanks for reminding me about it, Pen.

Thats what friends are for Janu. I saw something about it on a local forum, wondered why you hadnt mentioned it, and guessed is was something like that.

> Unfortunately we've had rain the last few days and
> the cloud cover is pretty thick.

What I failed to notice was that the big bright moon had a ring round it. So after several days of warn sunny weather, the first day of Spring has come in with non stop rain! The longitudinal thing again, Jan.



PS Again couldnt get Ivor's emoticon. But I am visualising a big bold wolf howling a the moon.

I've lost it, too! As I recall, it was a gurning face with rolling eyes, suggesting lunacy. So, you're not missing much.

I'm listening to the Queen concert, while I'm typing. Surprised that there are no misspellings.

. Ivor



The original and real cat with the swishy tail.
Accept no imitations.

That's a surprise - I was expecting you to be using a different type of image for Moon(ing).

I thought that it might hit a bum note.

. Ivor



The original and real cat with the swishy tail.
Accept no imitations.

And before we get told off for going ot, that really is the bottom line.

Moon at perigee. There; back on topic before mum snacks our botties.


. Ivor



The original and real cat with the swishy tail.
Accept no imitations.

Now dont be cheeky Ivor.

No Mum.

. Ivor



The original and real cat with the swishy tail.
Accept no imitations.

Can't take you people anywhere.

I'd meant to post this earlier.....

Space Weather News for March 28, 2011
[spaceweather.com]

SOLAR RADIO STORM: A profusion of emerging sunspots has kicked off a days-long radio storm on the sun. VHF receivers on Earth are picking up loud bursts that sound like waves crashing on a beach. This ongoing event continues a recent trend of increasing activity as Solar Cycle 24 heats up. Check [spaceweather.com] for audio and images of the instigating sunspots.

you take them there twice - the second time is to apologize.

NASA Science News for April 7, 2011

The Science@NASA team is pleased to announce a new product: the ScienceCast. Every week, we produce a short video highlighting a topic in NASA science news. This week's episode is about the night sky. Check out "Spring is Fireball Season" on Youtube: [www.youtube.com]

A complete list of ScienceCast episodes may be found on Science@NASA's Youtube channel: [www.youtube.com] . Enjoy!

Space Weather News for April 12, 2010
[spaceweather.com]

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field on April 12th, sparking Northern Lights as far south as Michigan and Minnesota in the USA. At the time of this alert (April 12 @ 1600 UT), the G1-class event is still underway. Images and updates are available at [spaceweather.com] .

NASA Science News for April 28, 2011

More than 30 years after they were launched, NASA's two Voyager probes have traveled to the edge of the solar system and are on the threshold of interstellar space.

FULL STORY at

[science.nasa.gov]

NASA Science News for May 4, 2011

Today, NASA announced the results of an epic physics experiment which confirms the reality of a space-time vortex around our planet.

FULL STORY at

[science.nasa.gov]

Hmmm! About time you updated this thread Missy!


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Yeah, as you can see by the dates, they're a little old....but these particular ones are still relevant.

Space Weather News for May 10, 2011

MORNING PLANETS: Set your alarm for dawn on Wednesday morning May 11th. Jupiter and Venus will be in conjunction, shining through the eastern twilight only half a degree apart. It's a spectacular way to begin the day.

Visit [spaceweather.com] for photos and more information.

Space Weather News for May 16, 2011
[spaceweather.com]

Endeavour has left the planet. The space shuttle lifted off this morning at 8:56 am EDT on a two week mission to the International Space Station. There it will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer--a $1.5 billion cosmic ray detector that could reveal the nature of dark matter and find whole galaxies made of antimatter.

Links to more information are available at [spaceweather.com].

This is Endeavour's final flight as the shuttle program winds down. During the mission, Endeavour will make numerous passes over North America, Australia, and other places. Would you like to see it one last time? You can turn your cell phone into a field tested shuttle tracker by downloading our Simple Flybys app. Details at [simpleflybys.com]