Posted on 10/28/2021 6:09:35 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
MAJOR X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Earth orbiting satellites have just detected an X1-class solar flare from Earth-facing sunspot AR2887. The blast at 1535 UT on Oct. 28th created a massive tsunami of plasma in the sun's atmosphere:
The blast also hurled a CME into space. Coronagraph images are not yet available, but evidence for a CME is already pursuasive. The USAF reports strong Type II and Type IV radio emissions generated by a CME plowing through the sun's atmosphere. In addition, energetic particles accelerated at the leading edge of a CME have already reached Earth.
When will the CME itself arrive? Assuming that it is Earth directed, probably on Oct. 30th or 31st. Fresh data from SOHO coronagraphs will allow a more precise forecast, so stay tuned.
During the flare, a pulse of X-rays and extreme UV radiation ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere, causing a strong shortwave radio blackout centered on South America:
Of interest to Ham operators, pilots, and power grid operators.
No! No! Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Ping.
Of course!
(Leaving the thread in your care! Bye!)
Not much to see with the solar flare, so here is the
link to the LaPalma volcano eruption 2nd feed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTTm5zXiydg
(Just seemed like a good place to put it.)
If we get another in succession it could be bad. It seems to have traveled fast.
The bands have been crazy good for the last few days.
Yippee!
Bring it
“… When will the CME itself arrive? Assuming that it is Earth directed, probably on Oct. 30th or 31st. Fresh data from SOHO coronagraphs will allow a more precise forecast, so stay tuned….”
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Enquiring minds will want to know that when it hits Earth, will it be daylight in the US. In other words, what part of the globe will be facing the Sun when it hits.
Yah, this is what it sayes.
“Aviators, mariners, and ham radio operators on the daylit side of Earth may have noticed strange propagation effects at frequencies below 30 MHz.
Sunspot AR2887 may not be finished yet. It has already produced two M-class flares and an X-flare today. The active region is directly facing Earth, so any additional eruptions should be geoeffective. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text.”
Someday we will get a bad one or series of them. I suspect that the grid has a good deal more protection than the telegraph lines during the Carrington event, but if all or most IC boards are working with 3.5v it could be a problem.
(Time to buy and move into an Airstream trailer!)
Gitt’r cowboy!
HG blog post comments inserted here.
"When will the CME itself arrive? Assuming that it is Earth directed, probably on Oct. 30th or 31st. Fresh data from SOHO coronagraphs will allow a more precise forecast, so stay tuned."
Keep checking Spaceweather and see what they say.
https://spaceweather.com/
Here is the NOAA site:
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Here is the specific link;
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g3-strong-geomagnetic-storm-watch-october-30
Glad the music festival is going well!
Thank you for kind comments HG Stand-in!
Just trying to do my small part you blog post pimping m’fckets. Nothing worse than news from sources less than CNN FOX ANC CBS NBC …..
You got it, you are channeling him now! There is the John that everyone knows!
Will people be able to see the Northern Lights in the upper U.S. this weekend?
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