"Geometry" (? !) in Solar Coronal Holes?

[Bob]

Solar wind speed has been climbing, but took a rapid drop, and then re-accelerated

The coronal holes are taking on a strong geometry

The plasma thread discussed in the earlier posts, has now grown to about 1,000,000 kilometers. That is huge, and it packs a LOT of energy in the thread. It is squarely earth facing currently. Should it collapse a LOT and I mean a LOT of energy can be sent to the earth in massive flare like reactions. This is a concern and should be watched.

If this plasma thread becomes unstable and erupts, it may eject parts of itself into space. Pieces of the filament falling back to the solar surface would explode upon impact, creating one or more Hyder flares.

Auroras - Nunavik, Canada

[Bob]

The solar string/thread is 5-10X larger than any magnetic plasma thread ever noted. It is BIG. At the moment it appears to be stable.. BUT how would it gracefully discharge? When and where, while being earthfacing or when it rotates towards the back side of the sun..

The current earthfacing coronal hole which has been building over the last few days is squarely earthfacing at this point.

Radio Sun microwave fields are about normal to slightly lower levels. This would be due to relatively stable sunspots earthfacing.
10.7 cm flux: 141 sfu

Auroras - Nunavik, Canada

[Bob]

Large centered Coronal Hole earthfacing

It looks like there are 3 coronal holes, the predominant one in the center, one to the immediate right, and one on the horizon in the upper left.

Also, there appears to be a NEW STRING/THREAD plasma filament forming in the lower SW corner where the other current massive one had formed.

Possibly at the lower left southern pole, there are signs of another coronal hole forming. Couple weeks ago, the large southern coronal hole was massive and was a concern, then rotated onto the back side of the sun.

Particles are streaming out of the coronal hole(s) towards the earth's geomagnetic field.

Radio Sun - microwave field bombardment of earth today is less than normal.. There are only 3 active sunspots earthside facing.
10.7 cm flux: 131 sfu

From Finland, a graphic map showing periodicity of the Auroras, cyclic patterns of peaking and waning.. These show the cyclic nature of solar emission and how the earth's geomagnetic field and ion plasma in the upper ionosphere interacts (the auroral formation zone)..

[Bob]

QUIET SUN: Solar activity is low. With no sunspots actively flaring, the sun's X-ray output has flatlined.
NOAA forecasters estimate a scant 1% chance of X-flares and a 25% chance of M-flares on Feb. 13th.

3 sunspots, with minor microwave emission to the earth. Sunspot AR2282 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.

Radio Sun - microwave emission LOW
10.7 cm flux: 128 sfu -

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 1 quiet


Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 7.1 nT
Bz: 5.4 nT north (shielding)

the large coronal holes are sending particle streams to the earth.

the large solar magnetic plasma thread can be seen stretching above the surface of the sun on the right side of the image. This thread remains a threat as does the new one formed in the lower SW corner (which is currently smaller)..

[Bob]

Phenomenal view of the intense plasma string/thread filament shown on the Sun's right horizon.

4 coronal holes are in view

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 0 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 1 quiet

Radio Sun - microwave levels beamed to earth from the SUN SPOTS - LOWER than normal
10.7 cm flux: 125 sfu

Aurora - Churchill Manitoba (I've been there, very interesting place for sky activity)

[Bob]

That solar plasma thread/filament is proceeding off the right side horizon of the Sun as rotation proceeds.

There are 3 strong large coronal holes and a small new filament above the southermost coronal hole.

One of the sunspots rotated out of view, leaving 3 actively earthfacing with subsequently even LESS microwave emission from the sun hitting the earth.



Radio Sun microwave bombardment strength
10.7 cm flux: 120 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 8.9 nT
Bz: 8.0 nT north (shielding present)

Auroral Imagery

QUIET WEEKEND: Solar activity remains low. With no sunspots actively flaring, the sun's X-ray output has flatlined. NOAA forecasters estimate a scant 1% chance of X-flares and a 10% chance of M-flares on Feb. 15th. Solar flare alerts: text, voice

On the 14th Feb., night-sky photographer Alan Dyer recorded red auroras. "It was an odd display. Instead of the usual green, the lights over Manitoba, Canada, on Feb. 14th were a beautiful shade of red," says Dyer, who took this 25 second exposure using a Canon 6D digital camera and a fish-eye lens:


"The bright light at the right is Jupiter," he points out. "Later, the aurora took on the more normal appearance with green curtains topped by fringes of red."

Red auroras are not fully understood. They occur some 300 to 500 km above Earth's surface, much higher than ordinary green auroras. Some researchers believe the red lights are linked to low energy electrons from the sun, which move too slowly to penetrate deeply into the atmosphere. When such electrons recombine with oxygen ions in the upper atmosphere, red photons are emitted. At present, space weather forecasters cannot predict when this will occur.

(Churchill, Manitoba)

Norway

YellowKnife, NW Territories, Canada

[Bob]

ONE sunspot - interesting sight indeed !

Microwave emission one would think would be even lower than on the bottom of the scale though at 120
Radio Sun
10.7 cm flux: 120 sfu

VERY QUIET SUN: For the 4th day in a row, solar activity remains very low. No sunspots are actively flaring, and the sun's X-ray output has flatlined.
NOAA forecasters estimate a very low 1% chance of X-Class flares.

Three good sized coronal holes are earthfacing.

The magnetic plasma filament, "Thread" is still moving off the right side of the horizon of the sun. It can be seen snaking upwards and downwards giving an idea how high off the surface it remains.

Auroras - Red Green and Yellow Auroras are still being seen

[Bob]

Two large POLAR solar coronal holes earthfacing, streaming particles.

The Solar Plasma Thread/filament is no where to be seen ! In the previous days it was seen looming off the right most horizon, rotating towards the back side of the Sun (where it could still be).

Solar coronal mass ejection is MINIMAL - sun is QUIET 5 days in a row.

3 small sunspots present earthside.



X-Ray output is NIL

Auroras - wild multi-colored from Churchill Manitoba

[Bob]

The particles from the sun's open coronal holes have reached the earth, and with an opening in the geomagnetic field (south orientation), a full "storm" is now present on earth.

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 5 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 9.4 nT
Bz: 6.3 nT south

Radio Sun - microwave bombardment from the sun - LOW
10.7 cm flux: 118 sfu

Auroras - all over the north and south

Fairbanks

New Zealand

Finland

Norway

Butedale, BC, Canada

[Bob]

Geomagnetic STORM still in effect -

TWO large solar-polar coronal holes are streaming particles into the earth's geomagnetic field.

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm expected to continue

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 5.4 nT
Bz: 1.3 nT south - allowing the particles easy access to the earths geomagnetic field

Radio Sun - microwave fields are LOWER than normal levels
10.7 cm flux: 119 sfu

The 3 sunspots (2 set to rotate over the horizon) are minimal output, with no flaring.



Solar wind speed is about normal.

For the 6th day in a row, solar activity remains very low. No sunspots are flaring, and the sun's X-ray output has flatlined.

AURORA - red aurora was still being seen, this one as far south as Montana, USA

[Bob]

Red auroras are persisting

Churchill Manitoba

6 Coronal holes, two which are large are earthfacing

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 6.9 nT
Bz: 5.7 nT south pointing allowing particles to enter the geomagnetic field

Radio Sun - microwave, still lower than normal
10.7 cm flux: 120 sfu

4 small sunspots with no appreciable activity

[Bob]

Almost EMPTY

4 officially located sunspots, miniscule. Solar MAX in the sunspot cycle has been passed, with an extremely DIMINISHED solar sunspot/CME cycle. After an abrupt (and unexpected) cessation of the massive flares (which were predicted), this sunspot cycle has turned into a DUD. Baffling prediction scientists at the solar observatories.

Radio Sun microwave emission is LOW
10.7 cm flux: 116 sfu

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 5.2 nT
Bz: 0.7 nT south orientation allowing for particles to enter the geomagnetic field of earth

one coronal hole earthfacing, and a start of a very large south pole coronal hole is forming

Auroras

[Bob]

Solar wind - density high, speed normal
speed: 434.3 km/sec
density: 25.2 protons/cm3 - 7times more than usual currently

QUIET SUN: Solar activity is very low. No sunspots are actively flaring, and the sun's X-ray output is flatlining again.

Solar particles are coming from the Coronal Holes sparking geomagnetic (earthside) instability and auroras

Auroras in Montana

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 4 unsettled
24-hr max: Kp= 4 unsettled

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 8.0 nT
Bz: 1.6 nT south

Churchill Auroras

Movie - fun watching

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GeuUJyXD_Mk

[Cidersomerset]

The universe is awesome.............I did something similar about Saturn
on a smaller scale and since I just posted it on DNA's thread about
Aldebaran / Saturn I had it to hand when yours popped up....LOL cheers Steve...

The Beauty & Majesty of SATURN.......Viewpoint: Saturn snapped as Earth smiled
https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...920#post756920

Visualized: Saturn's relentless 'hexagon' storm

BY Christopher Trout 2 days ago




This isn't the first we've seen of Saturn's six-sided jet stream, but NASA's calling
the GIF after the break "the first hexagon movie of its kind." The "movie" is made
from a compilation of images taken by the Cassini spacecraft, and depicts a
hurricane-like storm at the center of the "hexagon" that has populated the planet's
north pole for decades, if not centuries. For more check out the press release at the
source link below.




http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/05/v...hexagon-storm/

(and all explained in David Icke’s new book, The Perception Deception)

http://www.davidicke.com/headlines/

[Bob]

Solar Storm and Auroral activity - Coronal hole building again on the South Pole of the Sun

An Aurora in South Dakota - moving southward for the auroral oval

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 3 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm


Radio Sun microwave bombardment - LOW
10.7 cm flux: 117 sfu

New Zealand southern aurora

[Bob]

Solar wind speed
446.0 km/sec
density: 3.8 protons/cm3

minuscule sunspots are not flaring significantly resulting in minimum microwave emission earthside

Radio Sun
10.7 cm flux: 114 sfu

Watching the flare activity from the 24th, which was not earthfacing, but oriented about where the filament/thread had appeared on the SW edge of the sun, 9 hour prior there was a geomagnetic storm on the earth, level 2.

Currently x-ray emission continues to diminish.

There is a very large south pole coronal hole which is spreading upwards towards the equator

Auroras - New Zealand

The reds and pinks in the aurora are continuing. The brightness in the Yukon was extreme.

[Bob]

There has been a building of the geomagnetic instability since late 27 Feb, and now into March, there is a peaking around a level 5 kp index.

Radio Sun microwave is up slightly from the previous days, but is still within the lower than normal levels
10.7 cm flux: 123 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 5 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 8.2 nT
Bz: 0.6 nT south - allowing for particle entry into earths geomagnetic field

A rather massive square earth facing coronal hole is sending particles earthward.

Looking at the western (left) horizon at the equator, one can see an elevated new Filament.

Red and Green auroras were seen in the northern latitudes

[Bob]

SOLAR WIND SPARKS NORTHERN LIGHTS: A solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the late hours of Feb. 28th, causing compass needles to swerve and sparking bright auroras around the Arctic Circle.

Radio Sun Microwave emission beamed towards earth
10.7 cm flux: 123 sfu - slightly below normal

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 4 unsettled
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm



A large coronal hole with geometry is earthfacing sending particles into the geomagnetic field of earth

Auroras

[Bob]

Solar wind - speed higher than normal, proton count down.
speed: 610.2 km/sec
density: 2.4 protons/cm3


SOLAR FLARE AND RADIO BLACKOUT: Departing sunspot AR2290 erupted on March 2nd at 15:30 UT, producing an M3-class solar flare.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) caught a twisted plume of plasma rising up from the blast site on the sun's northwestern limb:

A pulse of extreme UV radiation from the flare ionized the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere on the dayside of our planet.
This caused a blackout of radio transmissions at frequencies below 10 MHz. The effect was particularly strong above South America and parts of the south Atlantic.

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 4 unsettled
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 4.4 nT
Bz: 0.8 nT south - allowing an entry of particles into the earths geomagnetic field


One major coronal hole with geometry at the southern pole and 3 more forming.

Auroras - Fairbanks Alaska

Auroras - New Zealand

Red glows could be due to the high altitude electron excitation happening.

When an excited atom or molecule returns to the ground state, it sends out a photon with a specific energy. This energy depends on the type of atom and on the level of excitement, and we perceive the energy of a photon as color. The upper atmosphere consists of air just like the air we breathe.

At very high altitudes there is atomic oxygen in addition to normal air, which is made up of molecular nitrogen and molecular oxygen. The energetic electrons in aurora are strong enough to occasionally split the molecules of the air into nitrogen and oxygen atoms.

The photons that come out of aurora have therefore the signature colors of nitrogen and oxygen molecules and atoms.

Oxygen atoms, for example, strongly emit photons in two typical colors: green and red. The red is a brownish red that is at the limit of what the human eye can see, and although the red auroral emission is often very bright, we can barely see it.

[Bob]

Sunspots racing off the SouthEastern horizon of the sun..

Radio Microwave emission is still lower than normal, at 126 sfu.

Major coronal holes, large are forming across different parts of the sun