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Sidney

24th October 2012, 22:15

I believe there was a CME that launched today, as you can see in the images below that the before picture is "lit up" at the 7 oclock position then 8 hours of missing footage. The after picure clearly shows that there was a "release" of energy, and now the "lit" area is earth facing (I think). Would love to have someone elses opinion on these as I am not good at figuring out whats earth facing and whats not. Is the 3 oclock ish position earth facing? Apologies for the unscientific jargon here. lol

Before 8 hrs missing time
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also I thought this was really odd. Whats with all the "dashes"?A Fleet maybe??
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Wind

24th October 2012, 22:26

But why would they be hiding that kind of information? Do they know something about the Sun that we don't?

Sidney

24th October 2012, 22:35

I believe that sometimes the solar activity itself causes the cameras to foul up. BUT,...I also believe that they regularly hide,cover,edit, however you want to call it things they prefer we not see.

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Rocky_Shorz

26th October 2012, 04:46

it was so strange today when I looked at the energy graph, it had dropped down from 14 to 4...

it reminded me of before a Tsunami when the ocean draws back before the huge wave rolls in, back up to 15 now...

We have a sunspot exploding almost straight at us right now and another building on the other side...

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg
http://static1.emsc-csem.org/Images/map_zoom/WEBMAPS/48H/TWORLD.48hours.jpg?dt=1345479395242

Sidney

27th October 2012, 03:27

Here are some later cor 2 images that cant be seen from the lasco site. note. this is from the opposite side so its backwards from the lasco 2 images. the 9 oclock position points towards us instead of the 3 oclock position.

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Sidney

27th October 2012, 21:44

This is pretty much happening right now-(10 - 27 around 4 in the after noonish.)

remember the left side is earth facing, explains my vertigo today.:wacko:

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Sidney

28th October 2012, 00:43

Here some follow up images from todays blast. Ok So I honestly don't know what direction its facing, I just know its different from the Lasco, I initially thought it was earth facing but I don't really know, Morningsong, Rocky, or somebody, maybe you can help me out on this one. Cheers;)
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astrid

28th October 2012, 02:15

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Sidney

28th October 2012, 02:33

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Yayyy- Thank you Astrid I've spent a good amount of time trying to figure out what happened since the Lasco cameras are down :hail:

InTheBackground

28th October 2012, 15:02

C flare, M flare, X flare... anyone know? Sorry if this is mentioned in the video . . . I did watch it, but the sound just went out yesterday out on my laptop. :/

Sidney

28th October 2012, 17:43

I don't even know if it was a flare, but a "filament eruption", thus causing the cme, I don't know how it differs from a flare.

InTheBackground

28th October 2012, 21:10

Thanks, Starchild, the terminology has been known to confuse me. :)

Sidney

29th October 2012, 17:36

noontime here in central us, interesting that the NASA/ SOLAR observatories are all offline. All eyes are on "Sandy"

MorningSong

29th October 2012, 19:01

Wow, that's incredible....no data at all..servers down...hmmmmm

Sidney

29th October 2012, 21:24

Wow, that's incredible....no data at all..servers down...hmmmmmm

Hey morningsong!!!! SDO is claiming its down because of Hurricane Sandy... LOL Isn't the SDO a big satellite equipped with solar panels? I have never heard of a hurricane effecting anything like this. I am not buying it.

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Ok so, we have, a "Frankenstorm, Full moon, plenty or earthquakes around the globe, and now a windstorm thats taken down a MAJOR satellite. Oh yeah, did I mention, the elections are being postponed? LOL I am highly suspicious of this SDO thing.

astrid

29th October 2012, 21:28

Wow this whole thing is looking sooooo orchestrated
Even the name gives it away ...Frankenstorm

ThePythonicCow

29th October 2012, 22:26

Wow this whole thing is looking sooooo orchestrated
Even the name gives it away ...Frankenstorm

Back in the old days, of "Remember the Maine", "the Day that shall live in Infammy", the JFK/RFK/MLK assassinations, the Murrah building in Oklahoma City, Jim Jones Kool-Aid, 9/11 and 7/11, our Lords and Masters used to put on a decent show.

Their quality is deteriorating ... like our food, music, culture, ... they seem to be playing a joke on us, laughing at how stupid (and poisonous of mind, body and spirit) they can make their shows and we still accept it.

Perhaps that sinister laughter is a cover for fear ... that they are losing their touch, and that their serfs (that's us) are beginning to awaken.

Rocky_Shorz

30th October 2012, 20:40

they've known for thousands of years the meek would inherit this world...

are they afraid, or thankful we are finally ready?

Sidney

2nd November 2012, 13:33

Huge earth facing CME on the 31st. MAJOR chemtrailing today (11-2) here in so. IL US. Total white out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyg4ONuk1Yw

Wind

3rd November 2012, 17:15

Sun is awake again!

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/03nov12/threeplusone_anim.gif?PHPSESSID=e8updb80npfdcg0edmh5cgm816

Sidney

3rd November 2012, 18:16

Sun is awake again!

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/03nov12/threeplusone_anim.gif?PHPSESSID=e8updb80npfdcg0edmh5cgm816

Looks like SOHO is out again too. Can't blame the hurricane this time.

MorningSong

8th November 2012, 18:21

The Sun is definately NOT all that quiet as most data sites would have us believe mostly because they are only looking at/talking about the Earth-facing part.

Today there was an. M1.7 flare from an un-numbered active region in the NE (returning active region, I must add).

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121108_0208.png

Time to rock-n-roll again as old grumpy sunspots make their way back to the Earth-facing side.

panopticon

9th November 2012, 11:20

Sometimes I just go wow...
CME -- 8th November 11:12 (UT)...
http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html:

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Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

MorningSong

11th November 2012, 12:26

Another M1.0 flare popped off this morning at 02:11 UTC from another new active region over the NE limb:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121111_0211.png

MorningSong

13th November 2012, 17:22

We have had a big up-tick of sunflare activity: at 23:13UTC an M2 emerged from new sunspot 1613 (S25E47). That was followed by 2 C flares (C4.3 and C3.5), a stronger M6 at 1:58UTC, another C!, and yet another M2.5 at 5:42UTC.

Here's where all the action is coming from:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121113_0158.png

Here is what the Earth-facing sun looks like now:

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/13nov12/hmi200.gif

astrid

14th November 2012, 12:46

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Sidney

14th November 2012, 15:45

Woke up with a terrible headache, and the anti-theft alarm on my vehicle blared at 5 30 am today, and we couldnt get it turned off. Note, the car was UNLOCKED. This has never happened!! I wondered if the solar activity could have caused this. There was nobody around that could have caused this, no wind etc.???

Wind

18th November 2012, 09:32

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Sidney

20th November 2012, 02:25

I thought this was cool and interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmb0wY6Or3E

MorningSong

20th November 2012, 18:32

Hello all!

Today we got an M-flare from sunspot 1618:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121120_1236.png

Here's what spaceweather has to say about this new sunspot:

NOTHER FAST-GROWING SUNSPOT: The sunspot number is increasing again. During the past 36 hours, active region AR1618 has more than quadrupled in size. It now has more than a dozen dark cores scattered across an expanse of stellar surface more than 10 times wider than Earth. This movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sunspot's recent development:

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/20nov12/islandchain_strip2.jpg

The sunspot has also developed a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of M-class flares and a 5% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours. Because of the sunspot's nearly central location on the solar disk, any eruptions will likely be Earth-directed.

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MorningSong

21st November 2012, 14:25

Well, well, well... sunspot 1618 is popping off M-flares and it is now directly facing Earth.

It all started yesterday with an M1.7 around 12:36 UTC followed by an M1.6 UTC around 19:21. Today it has produced an M1.4 around 6:45 UTC. All of these are accompanied by various C-flares.

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121121_0645.png

Rocky_Shorz

21st November 2012, 18:01

modwiz

21st November 2012, 18:08

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg

why doesn't the maintenance crew keep working when I'm busy stopping WW III?

finally have a chance to take a look at what's up and we have a massive wave rolling at us...

Quake alert!!! get water and non perishables stocked up while we try to absorb the impact...

I'm busy absorbing the impact of your return, Rocky. Welcome back.

avid

21st November 2012, 18:11

Great pic - Suspicious0bservers (YT) reckoned it would be a minor 'hit'..... Fingers' et al crossed :-)
Someone linked a weird piece of info re: the sun today....
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Disregard religious stuff - but towards the end it gets very interesting... what say you...?

MorningSong

21st November 2012, 18:19

Updating the flares:

We got an M3.5 around 15:10 UTC, same sunspot, 1618.

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121121_1510.png

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panopticon

21st November 2012, 18:35

Right, so pencil in 15:00 GMT, 23rd November. :couch2:

http://www.solarham.net/cmewatch2.htm

MorningSong

21st November 2012, 18:39

Yep! Heads up, folks! Incoming CME!

Rocky_Shorz

21st November 2012, 18:46

panopticon

22nd November 2012, 10:48

Yep! Heads up, folks! Incoming CME!

Make that CME's.

There is a second one closing at a rate of knots on the first.
Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

MorningSong

22nd November 2012, 12:00

Here's what they're saying over at spaceweather.com:

CHANCE OF STORMS: NOAA forecasters estimate a 65% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on Nov. 23rd when a pair of CMEs is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The incoming clouds were propelled toward Earth by the recent eruptions of sunspot AR1618. Black Friday might be tinged red and green by the glow of high-latitude auroras.

BIG SUNSPOT AR1618: The magnetic canopy of sunspot AR1618 is crackling with M-class solar flares, and NOAA forecasters say an X-flare could be in the offing. AR1618 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for the strongest eruptions. Any flares today would likely be Earth-directed as the sunspot is directly facing our planet.

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/22nov12/hmi200.gif

Sunspot AR1618 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.

For the time being, it looks like sunspot 1618's temper tantrum has cooled off....only low B-flares so far.

Rocky_Shorz

23rd November 2012, 20:57

Yep! Heads up, folks! Incoming CME!

doesn't look too bad compared to what it could have been...

http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261

glad WW III was canceled when it was...

the wave due to hit today seems to have disappeared...

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Kp.gif

Syria is getting close to being over now too...

hey Iran... :violin::rant::lol::pound::laugh:

Wind

24th November 2012, 19:02

Can anyone else access Spaceweather.com?

It says: "unable to connect to database"

MorningSong

24th November 2012, 19:17

It is down for some reason... been trying to get in for the past few hours.... same thing happened last week, too ... don't know why.

Wind

24th November 2012, 19:27

I hope that it is just a "glitch"...

Sidney

26th November 2012, 03:05

I kind of thought maybe there was an "event" because my anxiety was off the charts yesterday.

MorningSong

27th November 2012, 19:17

Departing sunspot 1618 gave us a farewell popper, M1.6 today at 15:52 UTC toady:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/gev_20121127_1552.png

From spaceweather.com:

BIG SUNSPOT KEEPS GROWING: Sunspot AR1620 doubled in size again yesterday. It is now a behemoth almost 10 times as wide as Earth. A movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sunspot materializing over the past 48 hours:

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/27nov12/ar1620_strip2.jpg

So far the sunspot has been relatively quiet, producing no strong flares. However, the sunspot's magnetic field is rapidly changing as the sunspot grows, and rapidly-changing magnetic fields have a tendency to reconnect and erupt. NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of M-class eruptions in the next 24 hours.

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/27nov12/hmi200.gif

Fast growing sunspot AR1620 has a beta-gamma magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares.

panopticon

28th November 2012, 03:33

G'day all,

Cactus reports type IV halo 27th November @ 3:12 UT.
http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html

WSA-Enlil says if geoeffective eyes on for the 29th November 21:00 UT:
http://www.solarham.net/cmewatch2.htm

IPS Oz (http://www.ips.gov.au/Solar/1/5) reports:

The CME associated with the filament eruption on 27/0230 Nov is likely to impact late on 30 Nov.

Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

nomadguy

30th November 2012, 06:43

this is a very strange Corona
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Wind

30th November 2012, 07:04

What am I looking at, nomadguy?

Sidney

30th November 2012, 16:45

We are being absolutely bombarded with chemtrails the last 3 days, today in particular.

nomadguy

30th November 2012, 22:51

What am I looking at, nomadguy?

that is an image from the "coronagraph" (so it's a picture of the suns corona)
As seen here, http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest.html

Sidney

5th December 2012, 17:06

Ok so about an hour ago I started getting a terrible headache. And I mean, it came on INSTANTLY...... So i thought i would check the lasco movie and see whats up. This is what I found. (Lasco3 seems to have stopped around midnight )

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This is the frame immediately before this wave of energy. Whats under the square??

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Wind

5th December 2012, 18:42

They're obviously hiding something... Again.

CD7

6th December 2012, 03:04

cant hide the kerazy tht u feel......:Cry: :yell: :nod: :loco:

modwiz

6th December 2012, 06:18

Here are three unedited hi-res pics from MArch of last year. Number two has the most EMV's (spacecraft).
http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/modwiz/2.jpg

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/modwiz/1.jpg

http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/modwiz/3.jpg

Wind

7th December 2012, 11:33

Is anyone else having a headache? My right brain feels to be on fire...

From Spaceweather:

SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS: NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% chance of polar geomagnetic storms on Dec. 7th and 8th in response to a possible glancing blow from a CME. Sky watchers in Scandinavia, Canada, and Alaska should be alert for auroras.

Sidney

7th December 2012, 17:51

Wind

8th December 2012, 08:41

The Sun is active again and so is Mother Earth.

http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/old/07dec2012/

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Wind

8th December 2012, 10:47

My right ear is ringing just like yesterday after the Japan quake. I think that it is related to the magnetic field of Earth, earthquakes and changes in the Sun, but I can't be absolutely sure.

nomadguy

10th December 2012, 03:25

Another strange Coronagraph,
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Sidney

14th December 2012, 19:34

yesterday there were 4 hours of missing time from the soho lasco movies,, beginning at around 16 00 hours. The cameras are showing no data since around midnight of the 13th. BUT.........something happened this morning around 4 am ish. If you go to the observatory site- http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images

you can see that a humungus cme exploded off the sun, directly earth facing. They are covering this up and they have also covered up all of north america with fake clouds,(chemtrails) with the exception of the easter third of the US.

here are just a couple images i downloaded from there showing this actvity.

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greybeard

14th December 2012, 19:59

Im ignorant out of how any of it works.
What I dont get is if a CME only seems to take a few moments to erupt (not saying that is the case) then what would be the reason for hours of no transmission.
Would not amateur astronomers see the eruption anyway?
I just dont get the point of hiding, if thats the case, what will be seen anyway.

Im coming from ignorance but I would like my question answered.

I really appreciate all the work you guys are doing in keeping this up to date.

Best wishes Chris

Sidney

15th December 2012, 05:25

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Im ignorant out of how any of it works.
What I dont get is if a CME only seems to take a few moments to erupt (not saying that is the case) then what would be the reason for hours of no transmission.
Would not amateur astronomers see the eruption anyway?
I just dont get the point of hiding, if thats the case, what will be seen anyway.

Im coming from ignorance but I would like my question answered.

I really appreciate all the work you guys are doing in keeping this up to date.

Best wishes Chris

Hi Chris, good questions!!!
well sometimes these things erupt for hours. And they have been covering up solar activity for over a year regularly. Why?? Your guess is as good as mine. I actu ally dont even have a guess. But they have been editing out footage for a long long time here and there. When this most recent outage occurred, the site said everything was up and running. So if it's not broken, then the footage is being deliberately manipulated. It can take literally hours, because usually it starts with a flare or a filament eruption which in turn triggers a cme. I am not an expert at all. So someone who knows more about this stuff feel free to elaborate here. : )

MorningSong

15th December 2012, 22:49

What's Up! at spaceweather.com:

QUIET SUN, BUT NOT FOR LONG? For the second week in a row, solar activity remains very low, but a new group of sunspots could be poised to break the quiet. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observed the phalanx of dark cores emerging over the sun's southeastern limb on Dec. 15th:

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/15dec12/newspots_strip.jpg

It is too soon to say whether these spots have potential for strong flares. We'll know more in a few days when they turn toward Earth, offering a clearer view of their magnetic architecture. Meanwhile, NOAA forecasters have boosted the odds of an M-class eruption to 10% on Dec. 16th.

http://spaceweather.com/images2012/15dec12/coronalhole_sdo_200.gif

Solar wind flowing from this southern coronal hole should reach Earth on Dec. 17-18.

There was a new proton event probably caused by the CME that occured on Friday (no data except what starchild111 and SolarHam kindly provided (starchild111 mentioned "static"; in sun jargon, it's called "snow"):

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Proton.gif

Space Weather Message Code: WARPX1
Serial Number: 386
Issue Time: 2012 Dec 15 0158 UTC

WARNING: Proton 10MeV Integral Flux above 10pfu expected
Valid From: 2012 Dec 15 0157 UTC
Valid To: 2012 Dec 15 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
Predicted NOAA Scale: S1 - Minor
Potential Impacts: Radio - Minor impacts on polar HF (high frequency) radio propagation resulting in fades at lower frequencies.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/archive/current_month.html

The electron flux has been signing at the same general time of recent EQs:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Electron.gif

panopticon

16th December 2012, 02:26

G'day All,

Report from IPS Oz in relation to the CME 14th December (02:24 UT):

Solar Forecast
(last updated 15 Dec 2012 23:36 UT)

COMMENT: Solar activity was Low over the previous 24 hours. Further analysis of the CME observed 14/0224UT and reported yesterday indicates it was associated with an erupting filament on the west limb and was strongly westward directed. It is not expected to be geoeffective. The numbered regions on the disk remain largely stable. Expect Low solar activity 16-Dec, with a chance of isolated C-class flares. The solar wind speed increased over the period to be near 400km/s at time of reporting, and the IMF has been fluctuating about a mildly southwards baseline. ACE EPAM data indicates a mild energetic ion enhancement event beginning 15/1520UT, which can be a precursor to increased geomagnetic activity over next 24-36 hours

Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

Wind

21st December 2012, 12:45

New activity.

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Wind

3rd January 2013, 15:11

spaceweather.com (http://spaceweather.com/) is not responding. Is it normally often down for maintenance?

Rocky_Shorz

3rd January 2013, 18:53

I was just on it a few minutes ago, looks like the sun woke up... following the meteor shower, and the "Mayan" event...

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg

MorningSong

5th January 2013, 10:30

This morning at 9:26, nearly a half an hour after the Alaskan 7.4 EQ, an active region (N20E88) sent off an M1.7 Flare:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/01/05/gev_20130105_0926/gev_20130105_0926.png

The Earth-facing side of the sun is peppered with numerous sunspots after weeks of very low activity.

From spaceweather.com:

CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot AR1640 has developed a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. At the moment, however, the sunspot is mostly quiet, producing only a smattering of low-level C-class eruptions.

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/04jan13/hmi200.gif

MorningSong

5th January 2013, 17:04

New update from spaceweather.com:

INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES: The sun is peppered with spots: There are now more than a dozen numbered active regions scattered around the solar disk. As the sunspot count increases so does the chance of flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% chance of M-class eruptions and a 5% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours.

To illustrate the growing spottiness of the sun, each active region in this Jan. 5th image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is circled:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/05jan13/spotted_strip.jpg

The most active sunspot so far is emerging over the sun's northeastern limb. Crackling witth flares, it unleashed an M1.7-class eruption on Jan. 5th at 09:34 UT that sent a wave of ionization rippling through the upper atmosphere over Europe. More flares appear to be in the offing; stay tuned.

Sidney

6th January 2013, 17:46

Incoming CME launched around 6 this morning.

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MorningSong

11th January 2013, 18:37

New sunspot 1654 has been popping off C-flares since Jan 8th. Yesterday a significant C9.2 was observed at 6:14 UTC and today it produced 2 M-flares, one M1.2 at 9:11 UTC followed by an M1.0 at 15:06.

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/01/11/gev_20130111_0843/gev_20130111_0843.png

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/01/11/gev_20130111_1451/gev_20130111_1451.png

From spaceweather.com:

NCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES: Big sunspot AR1654 is growing more active. It is now crackling with M-class solar flares, such as this one recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory this morning at 09:11 UT:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/11jan13/m1p2_strip.jpg

AR1654 is getting bigger as it turns toward Earth. Not only is the chance of flares increasing, but also the chance of an Earth-directed eruption.This could be the sunspot that breaks the recent lengthy spell of calm space weather around our planet.

From SuspiciousObservers:

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Rocky_Shorz

13th January 2013, 23:24

the M Class popped straight at us, just a little bugger but one we should "feel"

http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261

unless it pops again to change speed, it looks due to hit on the 16th

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg

Rocky_Shorz

17th January 2013, 07:13

uh oh...

Double inbound wave that looks like a huge one that blew it's ripple is wrapping all the way back to us...

will it just sweep up the other one holding it back until it hits?

will it stop on top of us waiting for the other to wash over...

http://www9l.incredimail.com/scache/im//gallery/content/200806181240/content_7626_prev.gif

Rocky_Shorz

18th January 2013, 05:25

ok the little wave passed and didn't get drawn back by the big one that just popped...

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Kp.gif

I'm still trying to understand what type of energy ripples are absorbing energy, they hit in waves right before the flare popped...

http://lasp.colorado.edu/eve/data_access/quicklook/quicklook_data/latest_3day.png

and for those who noticed, earth is back into the dark energy waves, they are quieting down now, but something to keep an eye on as we head towards March.

astrid

18th January 2013, 05:31

Yes i noticed that this morning, my usual clearing rituals took longer than usual,
things were decidedly "sticky" .. Also many people are sick right now, like nasty sick,
especially with chest and breathing issues..
It seems to be mainly in the northern side of the globe, from what i have been seeing.

Rocky_Shorz

18th January 2013, 06:05

Sidney

18th January 2013, 15:47

I know a few with Asthma that have had to do breathing treatments these last few days after not needing it for months...

is the air getting thicker?

no dizziness from the wave that just passed, or maybe it is no change to the current vertigo...

last summer I could feel the flares, but since the new Mayan calendar started it seems a continuous level...

Last evening I had a terrible bout of vertigo, and general unwellness that lasted about a couple hours. And I have been EXTREMELY fatigued the last few days. (actually, the last few weeks). The chemtrailing has been worse this winter than any winters that I can remember. Even my cats are wheezing. It is no wonder that people are sick. George Noory mentioned on the show the other night that people have told him, right before they came down with the FLU, that there was unusually heavy chem spraying in the area. (GEE, THATS A SURPRISE.

The sun mis-behaves, and we have effects from the energy physically, "they" come and spray to keep the extra radiation out(or whatever), so then we are bombarded with chemical contamination of the air on top of that, how can we NOT be sick.

Wind

21st January 2013, 00:37

See that pyramid shaped coronal hole?

http://oi50.tinypic.com/2w7fzok.jpg

Sidney

21st January 2013, 21:08

WOW....................Very un-natural looking IMHO. Great catch.!!!!!!!!!

Sidney

23rd January 2013, 00:32

Some new activity today.

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And what the heck is that huge white thing directly in the line of fire of this cme???Anyone know??

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Rocky_Shorz

26th January 2013, 01:09

here it comes...

get your tin foil hats on...

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Kp.gif

astrid

26th January 2013, 01:47

One of my dogs is so clingy today, can't seem to settle him,
hes very agitated.

Sidney

26th January 2013, 02:08

Total chaos in my personal life as well. Very strange how this stuff affects us. Should be front page news IMO. Full moon on top of it.:gaah::girl_wacko::cry:

Wind

26th January 2013, 17:56

My dog too has been acting strangely lately. The energies seem to be making people go mad again.

Rocky_Shorz

28th January 2013, 18:49

this chart is one of the best for keeping an eye on what is going on emotionally, the sun along with the dark energy waves are getting active again...

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/summary_plot_extmag.png

if you look back you can see the days Avalon was going through that struggle, the attack planned during the heavy interference...

animals are amazing how sensitive they are to natural energies, we have the same abilities...

another flare just popped off...

Sidney

29th January 2013, 19:09

Rocky_Shorz

30th January 2013, 05:13

each picture of the sun is another day, ~12 day chart...

what's going on with the Tornado?

do they normally hit this early in the year?

if you right click any of the charts you can copy the link. Ctrl and + Zooms your screen, - zooms out

25th-27th is when the green was going wild

Wind

31st January 2013, 16:59

The Sun doesn't look too happy...

http://oi49.tinypic.com/53sbvm.jpg

Rocky_Shorz

1st February 2013, 02:10

we had a flare pop if you look at the animation earlier on the page.

this one will be rolling through as a solar stream is passing, positive and negative energy peaking at the same time, wasn't big but keep an eye on it ~3rd

Rocky_Shorz

2nd February 2013, 19:25

for those that are feeling a little dizzy, a huge flare is popping off right now to the left, doesn't register as strong, but it is long...

Sidney

2nd February 2013, 19:46

for those that are feeling a little dizzy, a huge flare is popping off right now to the left, doesn't register as strong, but it is long...

Oh Doesn't look earth directed but its big enough it could indeed turn into a full halo. Yeah, I am dizzy. But I thought I was just having a blonde moment.:p

Rocky_Shorz

2nd February 2013, 21:28

greybeard

2nd February 2013, 21:33

you're funny...

well when a flare is going on, we are hit from the flash of the X-Rays 9 minutes from when it starts and continue to be hit until the flare finishes... 2 hour flare-up, 2 hour X-ray. the energy wave needs to be directed towards us for it to affect the earth and us 3-5 days later...

Hi Rocky I appreciate all you bring to the forum and thanks for this simple explanation
I appreciate simple.
Had a dizzy today that's the first time in ages.

Chris

Rocky_Shorz

2nd February 2013, 21:39

we really haven't been having a lot of flares lately, last summer 2-3 a day, it was nuts. think it set off the Japan Quake?

we have a wave coming that hasn't reached us yet, but are in a solar stream...

combo of that and X-ray may be the cause...

Sidney

2nd February 2013, 23:11

I have an itchy feeling that things may ramp up a bit in the next few months. That is not based on anything but just a gut feeling.
But I've been wrong once before (he still gives me problems. LOL)

Wind

3rd February 2013, 12:00

Something is definitely going on.

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Rocky_Shorz

3rd February 2013, 21:12

incoming... with an earth directed about to pop with an energy wave from the last one due in the next few days...

http://lasp.colorado.edu/eve/data_access/quicklook/quicklook_data/latest_3day.png
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/Epam_p_7d.gif?foo=1340941994
http://static1.emsc-csem.org/Images/map_zoom/WEBMAPS/48H/TWORLD.48hours.jpg?dt=1345479395242

Sidney

4th February 2013, 01:45

Is it just me or is there an uptick in coronal holes. I don't remember all those holes last time I looked. They were spraying the s*** out of the skies today.

Wind

4th February 2013, 16:37

Those darn coronal holes make me feel really dizzy.

Rocky_Shorz

6th February 2013, 06:35

that was almost a C-class that just popped and still showing orange swinging towards us, looks like the wave from that one will be brushing us. but looks weak...

huge Quake Swarm down by our Ausie buds...

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Australia.gif

Rocky_Shorz

6th February 2013, 16:29

lots going on the last few days so I'm updating from Spaceweather.com

COMET LEMMON UPDATE: Glowing much brighter than expected, Comet Lemmon (C/2012 F6) is gliding through the skies of the southern hemisphere about 92 million miles (0.99 AU) from Earth. Amateur astronomer Rolf Wahl Olsen sends this picture from his backyard in Auckland, New Zealand:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/02feb13/greencomet_strip.jpg

LOUD SOLAR RADIO BURST: Last Saturday, Feb. 2nd, the solar activity forecast called for "quiet." In fact, says amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft, "it was really loud. There were several strong solar radio emissions including one super-strong Type III burst at 1954 UT. I captured it at 28 MHz and 21.1 MHz as it totally drowned out a shortwave voice transmission." Click to listen: (http://spaceweather.com/images2013/03feb13/type3.mp3?PHPSESSID=l8erplu2qvb86q0b1u5lf0i6h7)

The source of the burst was sunspot AR1667, which unleashed a C2.9-class solar flare just before the roar emerged from the loudspeaker of Ashcraft's radio telescope. Type III solar radio bursts are produced by electrons accelerated to high energies (1 to 100 keV) by solar flares. As the electrons stream outward from the sun, they excite plasma oscillations and radio waves in the sun's atmosphere. When these radio waves head in the direction of Earth, they make themselves heard in the loudspeakers of shortwave radios around the dayside of the planet...

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/06feb13/inkjet_strip.jpg

follow above link to download eruptions...

MorningSong

6th February 2013, 18:47

Finally, the Sun is awakening from its long winter sleep (lol) with a moderate flare, a C8.7 around 00:24 UTC!

DOUBLE ERUPTION (UPDATED): Sunspot AR1667 erupted this morning (Feb. 6th @ 00:21 UT), producing a double-peaked C9-class solar flare that lasted more than ten hours from beginning to end. The slowly-unfolding explosion also hurled two CMEs into space. The clouds are not heading directly for Earth, but they could deliver glancing blows to our planet's magnetic field on Feb. 9-10. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras this weekend. Solar flare alerts: text, voice.

Click to view a full-disk movie of the eruption recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/06feb13/inkjet_strip.jpg

A close-up of the blast site shows an inky-dark plume of plasma spiralling away from the explosion. The darkness of the material is a sign that it was extra-dense and cool relative to the surrounding atmosphere of the sun.

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/02/06/gev_20130206_0004/gev_20130206_0004.png

sheme

6th February 2013, 19:04

http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/gic.html

simple info here to help bring understanding, personally I do try to follow these things why get more exposure than we need.

Your efforts are appreciated by me for one. love and light friend.

greybeard

7th February 2013, 23:15

Asteroid To Pass Earth In Record Near Miss
Asteroid 2012 DA14 is about to pass closer to Earth than any other identified flying object since records began.

http://news.sky.com/story/1048633/asteroid-to-pass-earth-in-record-near-miss

http://news.sky.com/story/1048633/asteroid-to-pass-earth-in-record-near-miss

nomadguy

9th February 2013, 03:22

A very strange coronagraph from the 6th Feb 2013,
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Wind

9th February 2013, 15:20

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Sidney

11th February 2013, 16:32

Looks like potentially earth facing CME is getting ready to launch.

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Wind

17th February 2013, 08:18

Beautiful, isn't she?

http://oi46.tinypic.com/35i6nww.jpg

MorningSong

17th February 2013, 12:57

Something from spaceweather.com:

INTERPLANETARY SHOCK WAVE: A shock wave moving through the solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field on Feb. 16th at approximately 11:30 UT. The impact did not spark a geomagnetic storm. Nevertheless, sky watchers around the Arctic should be alert for auroras as Earth passes through the wake of the disturbance.

The Kp-index shows it:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Kp.gif

Wonder what caused that!?!

SuspiciousObservers picked up on it, too:

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MorningSong

18th February 2013, 00:39

I've gotten so used to "nothing going on" with the sun, that an M 1.9 flare slipped by me yesterday!

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/02/17/gev_20130217_1545/gev_20130217_1545.png

From spaceweather.com:

M-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: New sunspot AR1675 has just unleashed the most intense flare of the year so far, an M1.9-class explosion at 1550 UT on Feb. 17th. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a double-flash of extreme UV radiation from the explosion:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/17feb13/m1p9_strip.jpg

Update: First-look coronagraph images from SOHO and the twin STEREO probes suggest that this explosion did not produce a coronal mass ejection (CME). Geomagnetic storms are therefore unlikely. Earth's upper atmosphere, however, probably did experience a minor wave of ionization caused by the UV flash shown above.

Wind

20th February 2013, 00:49

Just look at that.

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Sidney

20th February 2013, 02:12

Here is the link where I got these images.
http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/browse/2013/02/19/ahead/cor2/2048/thumbnail.shtml

A large CME launched today, which as been apparently wiped from the lasco camera footage, both 2 and 3. (eight hours of time missing from both)

Can anybody tell me what that huge bright object in these images is. I have never seen anything like this before.

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continued

Sidney

20th February 2013, 02:13

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Also an observation of the above image, notice the SQUARE shape of the edges of that energy? Weird. I ve never seen a square cme before.

Sidney

20th February 2013, 03:06

This video is from back in December, but I thought it was interesting, and wondered if the object in todays images could be somehow related to this thing. There is some strange sh!t going on up there for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rArfutzMCHk

Sidney

20th February 2013, 13:09

bumping this. whats the huge anomaly in the above images?

panopticon

20th February 2013, 14:35

bumping this. whats the huge anomaly in the above images?

G'day WorshiptheSun,

That would be Mercury.
A site to look at what's where in relation to Stereo A & B is:
http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/where/

Site used for accessing images (for those not familiar):
http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/images

If you run the start date from '20130218', the end date to the present date and sample at 'hour' then you'll see Mercury move slowly across and leave the frame in another 2 or 3 days time.

Hope this was useful.
Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

Sidney

20th February 2013, 18:08

My question, why has it not shown on these vids before, and why would it be stationary. It remains in the same position throughout the day? Not debunking your opinion, just curious. Most planets that appear , come into view, make their way across and then go on their way. This one is stationary. Just seems off to me. But maybe I just don;t understand the dynamics of the rotations.

MorningSong

20th February 2013, 18:25

MorningSong

20th February 2013, 18:29

In the meanwhile...a sun update:

Today sunspot 1678 produced a C8.2 flare at 11:11 UTC.

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/02/20/gev_20130220_1108/gev_20130220_1108.png

From spaceweather.com:

CHANCE OF FLARES: New sunspot AR1678 has developed a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for strong explosions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 55% chance of M-flares and a 15% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours.

FAST-GROWING SUNSPOT: At the beginning of this week, sunspot AR1678 didn't exist. Now it is five times wider than our entire planet. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the sunspot's rapid emergence on Feb. 19-20:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/19feb13/ar1678_strip.jpg

Sunspots are islands of magnetism that float on the surface of the sun. This one is emerging from depth and changing at such a rapid pace that its magnetic field is likely unstable. A reconnection event in AR1678's magnetic canopy could lead to a significant solar flare. Stay tuned!

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/20feb13/hmi200.gif

Sunspot AR1678 is growing rapidly and could soon pose a threat for M-class flares. Credit: SDO/HMI

Rocky_Shorz

20th February 2013, 18:34

this shows planet rotations and location of Stereo A(fter) and B(efore)

http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/where/where_is_stereo.gif

http://stereo.ssl.berkeley.edu/multistatus.php

this shows 5 days of activity, the beginning is what is hitting us now...

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/current_c2small.gif

when you see a sunspot on here turn orange, it is flaring, X-ray bursts make it to us in 8-9 minutes...

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg

this shows energy waves both the streams from the coronal holes, and the waves coming from sunflares...

Flares send out waves of energy, the next one hits on the 22nd peaking on the 23rd, even thought it is small, we are being brushed by Red/Gray level energy, quakes follow after it charges the plates. Magnetic filaments are the biggies, they look like long ropes hanging above the surface, when they collapse, they blow chunks of plasma out from the sun.

it also shows more planets and satellite locations than the first image

http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=2038-01-23+00%3A44%3A00&window=-1&cygnetId=261

Sidney

20th February 2013, 20:12

panopticon

21st February 2013, 01:32

From the Dr Keith Strong channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/drkstrong):

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Report dated 20th February 2013 @ 23:27 UT from IPS Oz (http://www.ips.gov.au/Solar/1/5):

Two impulsive C-class flares were observed at 1111UT (C8.2) and 1455UT (C3.0). Both originated in AR 1678 (N10W58) which has shown continued growth in area and extent.

No CME was reported following either event.

A longer duration C1.7 level flare was observed in AR 1678 at 2158UT.

A large southern hemisphere filament erupted from the solar surface over several hours spanning the UT day change 19-20 Feb. Solar wind speed increased slightly from 350 to 400 km/s following an IMF phi component phase change.

The IMF Bz component fluctuated +/-5nT over the UT day with one sustained moderate negative period (-5nT) from 08-12UT.

AR1678 maintains potential for C- to M-class flare activity.
Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

panopticon

21st February 2013, 01:40

WorshipstheSun, this is from Stereo today...a little more recent from your above post:

http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/beacon/planets/ahead_cor2_planets.jpg

http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/beacon/planets/

What is even more curious to me is the "darkening" of the upper right fourth of the sun...now that is weird, IMO.

Thank you for the link to the STEREO PLANET FINDER (http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/beacon/planets/) page.
I hadn't come across it before, very useful.

That's why I like this thread. Just useful information without jumping to conclusions.
-- Pan

panopticon

21st February 2013, 02:39

The missing eight hours on the lasco movies from the 19th is what prompted me to start digging. (and my headache) When there is missing time, i usually go to the secchi site and look at cor 2 first. (mainly because I don't know my way around that site very well). I did also notice the darkening, which I attributed to the lull in energy created by the cme that blasted off earlier in the day, which is not visible by looking at the LASCO movies, because it has been cut out, or shut down. I don't even know if that cme was earth facing. Rocky, can you tell by the cor 2 images i posted? I get turned around when looking at cor 2 vs. lasco

G'day WorshipstheSun,

Have a look at the CACTus website (http://sidc.be/cactus/) for early CME detection:
http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/latestCMEs.html

It analyses data and sends out emails to those who want notification of potential CME events.

I use IPS Oz's 'Summary and Forecast' page for my daily run down of what happened in the previous 24 hours:
http://www.ips.gov.au/Solar/1/5

I don't think it is possible to work out from the cor2 images alone if a CME is going to be geo-effective.
It can give an indication of the rough direction one is heading but it is a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional event so I think it might be misleading to say that it can be.
I suppose if STEREO A & B both record the event then they might give a lead but I still think this would be a rough guesstimate and not really that useful.

I think to get a clear indication of a CME's direction it would require an number of differing measurements from a variety of locations and images from A & B aren't enough.

If they can be used for a more accurate idea of direction would someone explain how?

Hope this was useful.
Kind Regards, :yo:
Panopticon

Sidney

21st February 2013, 05:21

Wind

25th February 2013, 17:58

I heard that something is going on with the magnetic field. Can anyone confirm this, Rocky?

MorningSong

25th February 2013, 18:13

I went through all of the data sites I know of but didn't see anthing particularly exceptionally out of order.

What exactly did you hear?

Wind

25th February 2013, 18:17

A person who I follow just said that there is something going on with the magnetic field and that a major quake watch starts tonight. I don't know how interpret the magnetic field data. I just follow the Sun and the quakes.

greybeard

25th February 2013, 19:16

I heard that something is going on with the magnetic field. Can anyone confirm this, Rocky?

There is quite a bit here.
http://www.themistsofavalon.net/t6175-schumann-resonance

If you do a search on David Sereda/magnetic u tube---there is a lot about the magnetic pole shift and seems the suns North and South poles have disappeared. Its all there on U tube from the likes of David Sereda and Gregg Braden, they do have scientific background and are well respected.

Chris

Wind

25th February 2013, 20:18

There is quite a bit here.
http://www.themistsofavalon.net/t6175-schumann-resonance

If you do a search on David Sereda/magnetic u tube---there is a lot about the magnetic pole shift and seems the suns North and South poles have disappeared. Its all there on U tube from the likes of David Sereda and Gregg Braden, they do have scientific background and are well respected.

Chris

Thanks, Chris. I have read about the The Schumann resonance and I've heard that it's rising and it is related to human consciousness? Maybe that explains the constant ringing in my ear...

Also I have listened to David Sereda and Gregg Braden. I've also read Braden's book "Fractal Time". Fascinating stuff.

greybeard

25th February 2013, 20:26

If what I have read from different sources is so, then every planet in our solar system is being affected,changed by something.
It also appears that energy can change DNA---- I darent even hazard a guess where all this is going if anywhere.
Non tinitus ear ringing seems to be happening with a lot of people (myself included)--there are numerous threads here on this.

Chris

Wind

25th February 2013, 20:39

It seems that all this is related to the shift which is occuring at the moment, shift in the human consciousness. The Sun is a entity (or god) which controls human consciousness, our destiny is at her hands. Dense matter or energy arriving from somewhere else is causing the Sun to act in weird ways and maybe that energy is affecting everything. Also Dolores Cannon has covered this material pretty well, she has connected alot of the dots.

I believe that we have been prepared in many ways... All of this is cyclic. Earlier high civilizations have been destroyed in the past by massive earth changes because of man's greed and inability to live in harmony with nature. Will humans rise to the occasion this time?

Sidney

25th February 2013, 21:00

doesnt look that way so far imo

Tesla_WTC_Solution

25th February 2013, 21:07

Thanks to you guys for the great info on this neglected topic!

Avalon covers a lot of very interesting stuff it seems.
Stuff that the mainstream scientists and media can't understand.

Wind

25th February 2013, 23:03

Here is the David Sereda video.
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Just listening to it, very interesting stuff. Thanks for the recommendation, greybeard!

Wind

26th February 2013, 14:25

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Sidney

1st March 2013, 20:27

Solar Prominence Eruption-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lstJBzxuNHY

Rocky_Shorz

3rd March 2013, 22:42

having quite a bit of activity quake wise after that last wave rolled through...

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/N_America.gif

Dark energy waves peaking as we get closer to 3/11

http://lasp.colorado.edu/eve/data_access/quicklook/quicklook_data/latest_3day.png

MorningSong

6th March 2013, 14:54

Another significant flare slipped by me yesterday ... M1.2 from sunspot 1686 at 7:45 UTC:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/03/05/gev_20130305_0747/gev_20130305_0747.png

spaceweather has covered this one on the farside:

FARSIDE EXPLOSION: An active region on the farside of the sun exploded during the early hours of March 5th, hurling a bright CME into space. Cameras onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) recorded the expanding cloud:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/05mar13/farsidehalo_strip.gif

NASA's STEREO-Behind spacecraft is stationed over the farside of the sun, directly above the blast site. An extreme UV telescope onboard the spacecraft recorded a movie of the explosion. The responsible active region will rotate onto the Earthside of the sun in less than a week, which means geoeffective solar activity is in the offing.

From the SolarHam guy:

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Pubblicato in data 05/mar/2013

Remember Sunspot 1678? What appears to be a strong solar flare was observed this morning around our old friend and an impressive full-halo Coronal Mass Ejection is visible in the latest STEREO Behind COR2 imagery (3/5/2013). Because this was a farsided event, the CME will have no impact on Earth. The solar rotation will bring the active region onto our eastern limb by this weekend.

sheme

6th March 2013, 15:03

http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/current_activity.html I refer to this as a simple guide, (all I can manage) but I confess I am never sure if the time delay to Earth is taken into account here, what do you think?

CD7

6th March 2013, 18:31

Wow! The largest cme ive seen in vids...cannot recall such a full spectrum halo like tht before? ----tht is ofcourse if all this is really from our sun? :p...im such a skeptic of moving pictures! lol

But with tht said, much is felt from me without having to see anything with my trusty eyes hehe NOT---experiencing many different things with time/space/memory last few days. Have alot of challenges with personal life lately--but i wouldnt blame the sun for tht, lol. Lots of movement, nonetheless!!

Sidney

7th March 2013, 23:14

Explains my headache.:cool:

MorningSong

9th March 2013, 21:26

What's new at spaceweather.com:

NEW SUNSPOT: Last week, a farside sunspot hurled a massive CME toward Mars. Now that same sunspot is turning toward Earth. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed it emerging over the sun's eastern limb on March 9th:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/09mar13/newspot_strip.jpg

They came from outer space--and you can have one! Genuine meteorites are now on sale in the Space Weather Store.

Own your own meteorite

SOLAR WIND ENERGY SOURCE DISCOVERED: Using data from an aging NASA spacecraft, researchers have found signs of an energy source in the solar wind that has caught the attention of fusion researchers. NASA will be able to test the theory later this decade when it sends a new probe into the sun for a closer look. Get the full story from Science@NASA

COMET PAN-STARRS MOVES NORTH: On March 10th, Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) makes its closest approach to the sun inside the orbit of Mercury. As the comet swings by the sun it is also crossing the celestial equator, moving from southern to northern skies. First sightings of the comet are now coming in from the northern hemisphere. Halda Mohammed sends this picture from Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia (latitude +5o N):

"After several days of comet hunting at dusk, on March 8th I finally caught a glimpse of my first comet ever - Comet PanSTARRS," says Mohammed. "Wonderful! I plan to try again tonight."

If the low clouds part, he'll probably see it again. Worldwide observers report that the comet is glowing about as brightly as a 2nd magnitude star, similar to the stars of the Big Dipper. Technically, that makes it a naked-eye object. The only problem is bright evening twilight, which competes with the glow of the comet. Look low and west after sunset; if you can't see the comet, try scanning the horizon with binoculars.

Dates of special interest include March 12th and 13th when the comet passes not far from the crescent Moon. The tight conjunction on the 12th provides a splendid opportunity for sunset photographers. Sky maps: March 12, March 13,

Visibility will improve next week as the comet moves away from the sun. When it is framed by darker skies, Pan-STARRS should become an easy target for naked eyes and small telescopes alike. Check the realtime comet gallery for the latest images.

More: NASA video, 3D orbit, ephemeris, light curves.

Realtime Comet Photo Gallery

NEW SUNSPOT: Last week, a farside sunspot hurled a massive CME toward Mars. Now that same sunspot is turning toward Earth. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed it emerging over the sun's eastern limb on March 9th:

Since targeting Mars with a strong eruption on March 5th, the sunspot appears to have lost some of its potency. We shall see whether the active region still has an explosive magnetic field as it rotates around for better viewing in the days ahead.

And from SuspiciousObservers:

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Wind

14th March 2013, 04:54

That coronal hole is starting to look interesting.

http://oi50.tinypic.com/2506lgz.jpg

Sidney

14th March 2013, 21:17

I thought this was kind of odd.

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astrid

15th March 2013, 06:57

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Xray_1m.gif

A long duration eruption is currently in progress around Sunspot 1692.

And...

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The Magnetometer located in Boulder, Colorado just detected a sudden flucuation in ground currents
and this signals the passage of an expected Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) past our planet.
The Sudden Impulse measured 23 nT at 05:26 UTC Friday morning.
An increase in geomagnetic activity at very high latitudes will be possible.

SUMMARY: Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse
Observed: 2013 Mar 15 0526 UTC
Deviation: 23 nT
Station: BOULDER

What is a Sudden Impulse?

A sudden magnetic impulse represents a rapid momentary fluctuation of the geomagnetic field over a
period of only a few minutes. It is generally associated with interplanetary shockwaves produced by
energetic solar events and can (but need not always) be followed by increased geomagnetic activity.

From SolarHam.com

All i know is that I'm SOOOO freaking tired today, can barely keep my eyes open.

astrid

15th March 2013, 07:23

Here is a new image by the GOES-15 Solar X-Ray Imager. What appears to be a significant eruption is currently in
progress around Sunspot 1692 which is now in a great geoeffective position.

Please note that the SDO spacecraft is currently being eclipsed by Earth and images are unavailable at this time.

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Here is the exact moment that the SDO spacecraft gets eclipsed by
Earth just as it was about to capture the long duration eruption
around Sunspot 1692. The timing could not have been worse.

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astrid

15th March 2013, 08:53

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Just what us sky watchers have been waiting for. What looks to be a
full-halo Coronal Mass Ejection, directed almost squarely towards Earth.
This could lead to geomagnetic storming within 48-72 hours.
Image by Lasco C2.

SUMMARY: 10cm Radio Burst
Begin Time: 2013 Mar 15 0631 UTC
Maximum Time: 2013 Mar 15 0649 UTC
End Time: 2013 Mar 15 0651 UTC
Duration: 20 minutes
Peak Flux: 150 sfu
Latest Penticton Noon Flux: 123 sfu
Description: A 10cm radio burst indicates that the electromagnetic
burst associated with a solar flare at the 10cm wavelength was double
or greater than the initial 10cm radio background. This can be indicative
of significant radio noise in association with a solar flare. This noise is
generally short-lived but can cause interference for sensitive receivers
including radar, GPS, and satellite communications.

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astrid

15th March 2013, 11:17

Incoming CME...has Arrived!

a look at the Ionospheric Delay, Solar Plasma/Wind Speed and Earths
Magnetics...as they all have Noticeable Effects.

Minor Geomagnetic Storm is Currently Underway....

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Note... this is a CME from an Event that Occurred 3 days ago,
and was Forecasted to Arrive Overnight...

sheme

15th March 2013, 11:39

Is the green line on the below graph the result of this activity?

http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/current_activity.html

astrid

15th March 2013, 12:10

Massive CME....to Impact Earth!

a look at the Updated ENLIL Spiral from NOAA, as this Mornings Huge Filament Eruption and Associated CME will Impact
our Magnetic Field in a Few Days...

The Density is Forecasted to be @ 25 cm3, and a Radial Velocity over 800 km/s....the Impact is also Forecasted to be
a Double Peaking Impact with 2 Waves of Particles Heading our Way!

This is Much Stronger than the CME that is Currently Sweeping past Earth...and Much more Dense!

March 17, is when the Brunt of the Impact is Expected...

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greybeard

15th March 2013, 13:06

The CME is being posted as M class yet is seems massive.
Is there a chance of the grid being affected greatly by this one?

Regards Chris

Wind

15th March 2013, 14:28

You might want to take a look at this, also read the latest comments.

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CD7

16th March 2013, 00:46

Well should b interesting to see wht transpires from this, if anything. Since i have been paying attention to cme/sun behavior, i have not seen a direct blow like there saying will occur in the next couple days. Last week was off the charts for me and it seemed tht way for alot of people in my area. suicides, shootings..etc

Fractalius

16th March 2013, 04:36

Ermm is the M Class Flare status at the top of page, still up from yesterdays one?
or is there another one?

Wind

16th March 2013, 13:58

Is anyone else feeling really drained at the moment?

Hervé

16th March 2013, 18:28

Pannstarrs: More Evidence for Cometary Induction of CME’s

From: http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/pannstarrs-more-evidence-for-cometary-induction-of-cmes/

Posted: March 15, 2013 by tallbloke

http://tallbloke.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/pannstarrs-cme.png?w=419&h=413 (http://tallbloke.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/pannstarrs-cme.png)
A Coronal Mass Ejection erupts as comet Pannstarrs passes overhead-NASA Stereo Behind-

My thanks to Michele Casati for drawing my attention to this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MCZeC_FfWw) from NASA showing a double coronal mass ejection as comet Pannstarrs passes overhead. This is more evidence for a link between sungrazing comets and CME’s last discussed here (http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/comets-and-solar-cme-is-there-a-connection/) in late 2011.

It also ties in with observations and successful predictions made by NASA scientist Ching Cheh Hung in his 2007 paper (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=ching+cheh+hung+planets&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fntrs.nasa.gov%2Farchive%2Fnasa%2Fcasi.ntrs.nasa.gov%2F20070025111_2007025207.pdf&ei=F_ZCUZyGJISqO_WJgOgL&usg=AFQjCNGwgEHs3IjcIquIhTfz02pLDFrOug&bvm=bv.43828540,d.ZWU)showing a correlation between the motions of the inner planets and overall levels of solar activity.

5MCZeC_FfWw

http://i1.wp.com/graph.facebook.com/1497457597/picture?q=type%3Dlarge&resize=40%2C40Michele Casati (http://www.facebook.com/michele.casati.3) says:

March 15, 2013 at 10:24 pm (http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/pannstarrs-more-evidence-for-cometary-induction-of-cmes/comment-page-1/#comment-46815)
Curiosity about comet Ison.
The passage around the Sun
(it’s will occur !?!?)
….. is simultaneously input alignment:
Jupiter-Earth-Venus-Sun.
It’s a interference on the planetary tidal effect.
Dicember 2013-January 2014
What effect on the Sun?
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7797/isond.jpg
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7797/isond.jpg

ViralSpiral

16th March 2013, 18:42

Is anyone else feeling really drained at the moment?

Yep. Slept most of the day

greybeard

16th March 2013, 18:48

Is anyone else feeling really drained at the moment?

Yep. Slept most of the day

I wouldn’t say I feel drained but I know I am going to go for a sleep. I dont fight it, I go and lie down, minutes later im asleep.
I woke 7am got up had coffee went back to bed next thing its 11am, so that was a total of 12 hours sleep in less than a 24 hour period as it was virtually the same yesterday and I slept two hours in the afternoon also.

Im fit and healthy.

Chris

Sidney

16th March 2013, 22:25

Absolutely! Felt good until about noon and got very wiped out and fatigued. Still am now. Solar storm hitting us now.

astrid

17th March 2013, 08:23

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-Index of 6 expected
Valid From: 2013 Mar 17 0815 UTC
Valid To: 2013 Mar 17 1200 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms.
Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible.
Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes.
Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state.

source www.solarham.net

MorningSong

17th March 2013, 08:59

Yep...

From Spaceweather.com:

STRONG CME IMPACT: As predicted, a coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field at 0600 UT on March 17th. The impact was strong, lifting the solar wind speed from 300 km/s to greater than 600 km/s. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/Mag_swe_24h.gif

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/gif/pmap_2013_03_17_0628_S_10_1551_156_19.gif

We also have a proton event in act:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Proton.gif

Those sneaky particles are getting in...

http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/riometer/riom2_plot.cgi?latest+36H+absorb+meas+qdc+log

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/Global.png

HAARP Mag shows disturbance...watch for EQ's as the Bz IMF is south:

http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/magnetometer/plotstations.cgi?latest+36H+500+GAK+HDZ

More data graphics:

http://www.solarimg.org/artis/

http://www.solarham.net/

astrid

17th March 2013, 09:19

Blimey, head pressure for the last hour, ears popping too,
also very sensitive, hold on to your hats people !

astrid

17th March 2013, 10:25

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MorningSong

17th March 2013, 10:32

the latest from SuspiciousObservers:

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Wind

17th March 2013, 15:14

My head hasn't been working at all... It feels like that the time is warping!

sheme

17th March 2013, 15:34

http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/current_activity.html

Seems to be decreasing

Sidney

17th March 2013, 16:43

What's weird is that I am feeling no symptoms today like I normally do during these events. (knock on wood). But we have gotten flooding rains all night long and today so far. Rain rain and more rain. And when the rain started last night 9 pm ish, it began with sheets of ice for about 20 minutes. Don't know if it has anything to do with the solar stuff, but enough already. : )

sheme

17th March 2013, 16:50

I like to think this energy is good for us, we have the shift , we need to complete the DNA modification, embrace this energy if you feel able to -it will help to awaken us, energy is light after all, God given- it can only awaken us further. love and light for all that wish it.

CD7

18th March 2013, 21:38

well here it is the 18th in my neck of the woods and although ive seen vids with data off the charts from usual sun cme's...nothing noticeably out of the ordinary as far as physical/emotional differences...but the day is not over!

A week ago was more unusual for me then anytime in a long while... and highly stressful...it was like the universe was mad at me and came at me from ALL angles...it was quite challenging i must say

But im sure we are all experiencing things in waves...if it rolls by me, it may take some time to roll by someone else on another part of the globe

Sidney

22nd March 2013, 13:13

This is what was happening noontime on the 19th. I missed it. M Flare happening now. Will post another in a few.

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This is whats going on now. That planet in the lower right corner of the images has flames shooting out of it like the sun. WTF is up with that. I will get an image where it is more visible.

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Sidney

22nd March 2013, 13:29

Here is this fireball planet, along with santas helper.

another cme shooting off the western limb from the M class that fired earlier.

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Sidney

22nd March 2013, 13:44

Heres the latest from Suspicious Observers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRHuUNz4QNs&list=UUTiL1q9YbrVam5nP2xzFTWQ&index=1

MorningSong

23rd March 2013, 20:32

Finally a decent update on Sun activity from spaceweather.com:

FARSIDE NOT: The Earthside of the sun is quiet, but the farside is not. On March 23rd around 1300 UT, an active region in the sun's far-southern hemisphere erupted, hurling a bright coronal mass ejection (CME) over the sun's limb. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory photographed the expanding cloud:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/23mar13/farsidecme_strip.jpg

Update: Our earlier report that Mercury is in the path of the CME was incorrect. Newly-computed 3D models based on data from SOHO, STEREO-A and STEREO-B indicate that the CME will miss Mercury and hit Venus instead. A glancing impact is expected on March 25th. Because Venus has no global magnetic field to protect it from CMEs, the impact will likely strip a small amount of atmosphere from the planet’s cloudtops. No worries, though, because Venus has plenty of atmosphere to spare.

I found this data quite amazing! I have never seen the proton density so high in all the years I have been watching this site:

Solar wind
speed: 405.2 km/sec
density: 29.4 protons/cm3

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/Mag_swe_24h.gif

There has been some particle penetration:

http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/riometer/riom2_plot.cgi?latest+36H+absorb+meas+qdc+log

This is for Rocky to explain:

http://lasp.colorado.edu/eve/data_access/quicklook/quicklook_data/latest_3day.png

Wind

24th March 2013, 02:25

Triangular shaped coronal hole (again).

http://oi47.tinypic.com/20tm9so.jpg

Sidney

24th March 2013, 04:57

Wind

24th March 2013, 20:44

Amazing...

http://oi46.tinypic.com/aky1r4.jpg

Wind

25th March 2013, 01:53

That massive coronal hole combined with the umpcoming planetary conjunctions... Major earthquake watch is on just in a matter of days. I try not to be concerned... But I am. Hold on to your hats, folks!

-5ReJTXU6X8

http://oi50.tinypic.com/nyei5z.jpg

CD7

25th March 2013, 11:42

IDK but it seems tht any given day can b a "hold your hat" day! Been ravagely hungry lately...my body wants eggs...its all about eggs! lol

Sidney

25th March 2013, 13:28

Wind

27th March 2013, 22:46

Can someone tell me what on Earth this means?

http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/216741_527240927328336_172948456_n.jpg

It looks like this now, though. People like Suspicious0bservers said that it was just a glitch, however people like Dutch and his followers said that it was caused either by HAARP or a magnetic body. I don't know much about this stuff!

http://www.ips.gov.au/Images/HF%20Systems/Global%20HF/Ionospheric%20Map/WorldIMap.gif

MorningSong

28th March 2013, 00:21

The F2 is a layer of our magnetosphere/ionosphere..... that we bounce High Frequency radio waves off of to communicate with each other around the world. (HAARP uses it too!)

My interpertation of that graph is that in that moment something wiped it out! I do hope it was a glitch...otherwise, something important was definately going on!

When it is red like that, it means that the possibility of bouncing waves back to Earth is nearly impossible. (Any HAM radio operators out there that can explain it better?)

Right this minute the Mag is in an uproar:

(click "Magnometers" in the menu at the link....image won't show here...duh)

http://www.irf.se/maggraphs/rtplot_flux2_solarq_abs.png

http://www.irf.se/Observatory/?link[Magnetometers]=Data/

HAARP Alaska is offline!

http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/magnetometer/gak-mag.cgi

http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/riometer/riom2_sel.cgi

A light solar wind incoming at present, but with only a Kp index of 4...that doesn't explain the Mag disturbance, IMO.

Wind

28th March 2013, 01:02

Thanks for the explanation, MorningSong. Here is a quote from Suspicious0bservers (http://www.youtube.com/user/Suspicious0bservers/videos?view=0):

It is data error - the readings are still following the sun, they just are way off. People would be dying if the ionosphere was such at the equator in the daytime. Simply impossible. It'd be like if you saw a temperature map that showed -20 in mexico and 150 in canada.

CD7

28th March 2013, 18:13

IDK but it seems tht any given day can b a "hold your hat" day! Been ravagely hungry lately...my body wants eggs...its all about eggs! lol

That is so weird, Ive been eating eggs for 3 days in a row. Don't know whats up with that. BTW black beans go really well in an omlet. : )

Yes it was a few days in a row for me to!...i mean i ate eggs every once in a while ,but id say i ate about 8 eggs in three days. The whole thing yolk and white, which usually i eat egg whites mainly. Yeah love black beans eat em alot...rice, blk beans and plantains yummmmmmmmmmm

Wind

29th March 2013, 11:44

Cosmic rays (http://neutronm.bartol.udel.edu//spaceweather/welcome.html) gone wild (again)... :confused:

http://oi45.tinypic.com/1175kxu.jpg

greybeard

29th March 2013, 14:02

Hi Wind short explanation from Suspicious observers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj3CkpjCJk8

Wind

29th March 2013, 14:27

Comment from Suspicious0bservers:

"Large circles are either a burst or cut-off of cosmic rays."

So literally the readings are off the charts and this is definitely not the first time. I've seen this happen many times last year. First it was thought that those were just glitches, but they weren't.

Wind

29th March 2013, 18:39

Geomagnetic storm in progress.

http://oi48.tinypic.com/1owvg3.jpg

Wind

31st March 2013, 08:46

It seems that we are being bombarded by cosmic rays. By the way, they are constantly cleaning those charts... But we observers know the truth and they can't hide it anymore.

http://oi49.tinypic.com/312vlv9.jpg

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Kp.gif

http://oi50.tinypic.com/2n7mqol.jpg

Wind

4th April 2013, 12:48

Under repair... Yeah, sure. ;)

http://oi47.tinypic.com/6771ow.jpg

Sidney

4th April 2013, 13:28

[QUOTE=Wind;657616]Under repair... Yeah, sure. ;)

http://oi47.tinypic.com/6771ow.jpg[/QUOTE

Didn't they mean to say, BEING EDITED :bs::washing:

Wind

5th April 2013, 15:05

The cosmic rays have never been this much off the charts so they think that their machines are broken. The bombardment has been going on a for a week now.

http://oi47.tinypic.com/1tlytg.jpg

Wind

5th April 2013, 20:52

Solar wind speed and pressure is quite low, is this normal?

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/sw_dials.gif

Sidney

5th April 2013, 21:21

No idea wind, but I have had "misbehaving sun" symptoms ALL day today.

Wind

5th April 2013, 21:44

It feels as if that the time has slowed down. I've been feeling groggy for days now.

greybeard

5th April 2013, 21:50

There is a M class flare at the moment I see from the top of this page
Im quiet and peaceful.

Chris

MorningSong

6th April 2013, 12:27

Yes! The sun has awakened from a quite estensive period of calm. Yesterday around 17:34 UTC an M2.2 flare erupted from sunspot 1719:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/04/05/gev_20130405_1734/gev_20130405_1734.png

As you can see, the sunspot is on the far NEastern rim just barely turned to the Earth-facing side.

Here's what spaceweather has to day:

CHANCE OF FLARES: NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of M-class solar flares today. The likely source would be new sunspot AR1719, now rotating over the sun's eastern limb. The sunspot announced itself on April 5th with an M2-class eruption recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/05apr13/m2flare_strip.jpg

On the Richter Scale of Solar Flares, an M2-category blast is not considered especially intense. Nevertheless, this was one of the biggest flares of the year so far. The reason it stands out is that solar activity in 2013 has been unexpectedly low.

More M-flares are in the offing, but they will not be Earth-directed until AR1719 turns more squarely toward our planet. Geoeffective solar activity could begin early next week.

There are now 11 sunspots on the Earth-facing side:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/06apr13/hmi200.gif

P.S. RE recent uptick in big EQ's...take a look at the inner planets (wonder where the rest are.....):

http://stereo.ssl.berkeley.edu/currentstereoloc.gif

http://stereo.ssl.berkeley.edu/currentstereoloc.php

Sidney

7th April 2013, 04:47

Thats quite the line up.

Wind

8th April 2013, 01:11

The cosmic ray monitor is back online, but the question is... Did the cosmic rays just suddenly calm down? One interesting thing about the cosmic rays is the fact that it is believed that they can alter or even mutate DNA.

http://oi49.tinypic.com/mh5b1k.jpg

MorningSong

9th April 2013, 18:35

For Wind:

http://helios.izmiran.rssi.ru/cosray/Images/now.gif

http://helios.izmiran.rssi.ru/cosray/Images/now.gif

uh....not sure....

Sidney

10th April 2013, 03:02

Here is what is happening currently.
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MorningSong

11th April 2013, 07:30

According to the GOES 3-day X-ray Flux Monitor, we have had an M flare.... so far I can find no confirmation.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Xray.gif

Here's what's up at spaceweather.com:

DOUBLE-BARRELED SUNSPOTS: Earth is staring down a double-barreled threat for solar flares--that is, sunspots AR1718 and AR1719. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the pair during the early hours of April 10th:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/10apr13/doublebarrel_strip.jpg

Each of these sunspots has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class flares. Of the two, AR1718 appears more likely to erupt. It is growing rapidly and is already crackling with lesser C-class flares. Any explosions today will be Earth-directed.

UPDATE: It's a double whammy! The second flare is even stronger than the first!

UPDATE #2:

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF
Serial Number: 185
Issue Time: 2013 Apr 11 0711 UTC

ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5
Threshold Reached: 2013 Apr 11 0711 UTC
NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate
Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Extent of blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication dependent upon current X-ray Flux intensity. For real-time information on affected area and expected duration please see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/index.html.

UPDATE #3:

Solarsoft has it as am M6.5 from sunspot 1719, Earthfacing:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/04/11/gev_20130411_0655/gev_20130411_0655.png

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/04/11/gev_20130411_0655/index.html

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/archive/current_month.html

greybeard

11th April 2013, 07:43

http://www.earthquakestoday.info/
click on solar activity now near the bottom of the page.
I think there is more to come though.
Chris

MorningSong

11th April 2013, 09:28

Update from spaceweather.com:

STRONG SOLAR FLARE: The magnetic field of sunspot AR1719 erupted on April 11th at 0716 UT, producing an M6-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the explosion's extreme ultraviolet flash:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/11apr13/m6red_strip.jpg

Early data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show a CME emerging from the blast site. It is very likely Earth-directed. Stay tuned for updates about this significant explosion.

Wind

11th April 2013, 12:43

Well it seems that the Sun is finally starting to wake up!

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MorningSong

11th April 2013, 14:34

As could be expected, there is a proton event in act:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Proton.gif

See the "snow" after the big flare?

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/REPROCESSING/Completed/2013/c2/20130411/20130411_0936_c2_512.jpg

CD7

11th April 2013, 15:27

Yowzers....

Sidney

12th April 2013, 01:39

I have been just exhausted today and yesterday. Big energies from this one.:lazy::lazy2:

Sidney

12th April 2013, 02:08

Interesting images from this weeks flare. And the footage stops at arount the 16:00 mark today, so it is apparently down, which makes me wonder if that big bright blob exploded into another major cme.
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MorningSong

12th April 2013, 15:34

yep...something blew!

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/REPROCESSING/Completed/2013/c2/20130412/20130412_0536_c2_512.jpg

Too far out on the limb to be worth mentioning(?)

In the meanwhile...here's SuspiciousObservers take on yesterday's event:

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greybeard

12th April 2013, 22:16

Is that another M on its way?
Chris

Rocky_Shorz

14th April 2013, 00:00

from Spaceweather.com

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field on April 13th around 22:45 UT. The impact was not a strong one, but geomagnetic storms could be in the offing as Earth passes through the CME's wake. Stay tuned for updates!

looked like a great fireworks show, but hardly a ripple on the energy charts

Wind

14th April 2013, 02:35

It was strong enough to cause many quakes.

Wind

19th April 2013, 09:47

The quakes are not over, no sir. Just look at those massive coronal holes! Also the solar wind speed is really low now, has anyone else felt really worn out lately? The Sun is seriously affecting my moods and energy levels, lol. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/

http://oi48.tinypic.com/35coivr.jpg

Wind

21st April 2013, 06:53

Those coronal holes look incredible, but unfortunately there might be more big quakes soon.

http://oi34.tinypic.com/2yknkp4.jpg

MorningSong

21st April 2013, 13:01

We are once again experiencing a proton flux..which usually means there has been a big flare.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Proton.gif

I haven't been able to find any data yet, but I did find this Cor2 ahead from 11:54 UTC, looks like a halo flare:

http://stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov/beacon/latest/ahead_cor2_latest.jpg

D-rap is showing incoming charged particles:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/Global.png

Sidney

21st April 2013, 15:26

That explains why i feel like absolute crap this morning.

MorningSong

21st April 2013, 15:46

Yep, me too.

Lasco finaly added some picts....there she blows! It might have been on the non-Earth-facing side....

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/REPROCESSING/Completed/2013/c2/20130421/20130421_0812_c2_512.jpg

Sidney

21st April 2013, 16:37

Holy crap. Thanks for finding that. caz I thought things looked quiet contrary to how my head and body feel today. My brain tells me it was earth facing even just a little bit.:ranger:

Wind

22nd April 2013, 13:07

M1 flare just popped.

http://oi37.tinypic.com/wwc1dz.jpg

Sidney

22nd April 2013, 13:17

Yea the chemplanes are going in full force today. : (

MorningSong

22nd April 2013, 13:23

You guys are great!

And if this flare made a CME, it will be Earth-directed:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/04/22/gev_20130422_1022/gev_20130422_1022.png

Here's what spaceweather.com has posted about sunspot 1726:

BIG SUNSPOT BOOSTS ODDS FOR FLARES: The rapid growth of sunspot AR1726 continues. Invisible when the weekend began, it is now a behemoth more than 150,000 km (a dozen Earth diameters) wide. This movie from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the active region's development:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/21apr13/ar1726_strip2.jpg

The sunspot has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for powerful eruptions. NOAA forecasters put the odds of an M-class solar flare today at 40%, and an X-class flare at 10%. Because of AR1726's almost-central location on the solar disk, any flares will be Earth-directed.

Sidney

22nd April 2013, 13:39

I looked at the soho video from the last 3 days, and the sun was busy spewing out all kinds of cme's and particles. LOTS. I don't know how to post sections of those videos here or i would. But we may be in for a rough couple days, those of us who are sun sensitive. Get the tin foil out. :flame::lazy2::peep:

Sidney

22nd April 2013, 13:48

Heres the 3 minute news for the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKKmzpQpETM&list=UUTiL1q9YbrVam5nP2xzFTWQ&index=1

Wind

22nd April 2013, 14:32

Um, what does this mean? Please enlighten me.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/Epam_p_24h.gif

greybeard

22nd April 2013, 14:41

High--- Wind--run, head for the hills.
No-- it will no doubt be classed as a malfunction
Seriously I dont know.
Regards Chris

Wind

22nd April 2013, 14:50

First the cosmic ray monitor and now this... I think that they need to upgrade their equipment, the space weather is getting too intense. Maybe it's just a malfunction, but it got me curious. :)

Sidney

22nd April 2013, 15:58

Wow, could be a glitch. or not. The chemtrailing operation is intense today, which they routinely do when the sun acts up. i never really know what those charts mean though so i am taking an uneducated guess.

Wind

23rd April 2013, 09:12

Eyes open, no fear. :)

BIG SUNSPOT, CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot AR1726 has developed a 'delta class' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong eruptions. This has prompted NOAA forecasters to up the odds of M-class flares to 40% and X-class flares to 15% within the next 24 hours. Because of the sunspot's almost-central location on the solar disk, any eruptions today would likely be Earth-directed.

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http://oi36.tinypic.com/6sx7rr.jpg

Wind

24th April 2013, 12:11

News from SolarHam (http://www.solarham.net/):

Aurora Watch
The solar wind stream showed a gradual increase on Tuesday evening to near 350 km/s. This is expected to increase further over the next 48 hours due to a geoeffective Coronal Hole stream. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) has been tipped primarily south at times, and this is contributing to increased geomagnetic activity. Sky Watchers at very high latitudes should be alert for visible aurora should there be brief flareups.

... And lots of big quakes.

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http://oi36.tinypic.com/140d6vq.jpg

Sidney

27th April 2013, 17:45

Heres todays news from suspicious observers. Solar weather begins right around 3 min talks about todays cme launch. nothing major really.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Suspicious0bservers

sorry don't know why it won't imbed?

Sidney

30th April 2013, 23:35

This occurred the day before yesterday. the 28th. I dont think its earth facing but it may have been a halo. I know one thing I have a MASSIVE headache today. Anyone else?

21299

this one was from mid morning today
21300

this is from the 28th
21301

Rocky_Shorz

1st May 2013, 01:43

had to pop in, felt the energy hit, earth directed on top of the solar stream...

http://lasp.colorado.edu/eve/data_access/quicklook/quicklook_data/latest_3day.png
http://www.ips.gov.au/Images/Satellite/Total%20Electron%20Content/Regional%20Maps/World_tec.gif
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/latest/f_094_335_193_1024.jpg
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Kp.gif
http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/summary_plot_extmag.png
http://gong2.nso.edu/dailyimages/img/hot-farside/gong_calib_farside.jpg
http://static1.emsc-csem.org/Images/map_zoom/WEBMAPS/48H/TWORLD.48hours.jpg?dt=1345479395242

from www.spaceweather.com

DOUBLE FLARE THREAT: Two sunspots now facing Earth pose a threat for geoeffective flares. AR1731 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that habore energy for M-class flares, while AR1730 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field capable of unleashing even stronger X-class flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the growth of these sunspots over the past 48 hours:

whoever typed this was nervous, first type-o I've ever noticed...

MorningSong

1st May 2013, 13:05

Something is definately in-coming...just look at the Kp index above in Rocky's post and here:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/gif/pmap_2013_05_01_0753_N_10_1049_292_15.gif

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/gif/pmap_2013_05_01_0844_S_10_1845_83_15.gif

There was a C9.6 flare early this morning from sunspot 1730:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/05/01/gev_20130501_0120/gev_20130501_0120.png

The riometer shows particle penetration:

http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/riometer/riom2_plot.cgi?latest+36H+absorb+meas+qdc+log

Sidney

1st May 2013, 13:17

Todays news from Suspicious Observers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leY7OQjFumM&list=UUTiL1q9YbrVam5nP2xzFTWQ&index=1

Sidney

2nd May 2013, 14:06

Todays news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfn5BF-lr_s&list=UUTiL1q9YbrVam5nP2xzFTWQ&index=1

Wind

3rd May 2013, 17:53

Strong M5.7 Solar Flare Detected

A strong solar flare reaching M5.7 was just detected around old Sunspot 1719 near the northeast limb at 17:32 UTC. Because this region is not squarely Earth facing, any associated CME may be directed away from Earth. I will provide more updates should there be a plasma cloud associated, and if so, if there is an earthbound component. This is the second M-Class flare within the hour with the first being centered around Sunspot 1731.

http://oi40.tinypic.com/110c4kh.jpg

http://oi43.tinypic.com/2qx0nps.jpg

MorningSong

3rd May 2013, 17:58

oh yeah!

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Xray.gif

Actually..a tripple blow:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Xray_1m.gif

This is what Presto Alert has about yesterday's M-flare:

Issued: 2013 May 02 0749 UTC
:Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/presto
#--------------------------------------------------------------------#
# FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium) #
#--------------------------------------------------------------------#
NOAA AR 1731 produced an M1.1 flare on May 2nd, at 0510 UT (peak time).
It is associated with a bright type II burst (Callisto observations in
Humain), an EUV coronal wave and a CME. STEREO COR2 A observations show
that the bulk of the CME is essentially propagating northward, with a
speed between 600 - 800 km/s. There is a chance that the southern flank
of this event will encompass the Earth, with a first estimate for the
arrival date being early on May 6. A more precise estimate will be given
as new information comes in.

http://www.sidc.be/products/presto/

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/REPROCESSING/Completed/2013/c2/20130502/20130502_0636_c2_512.jpg

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/05/02/gev_20130502_0458/gev_20130502_0458.png

Wind

3rd May 2013, 18:57

Look how fast the recovery is, from what I hear it was completely red for a moment. and now it looks like this. Probably Suspicious0bservers will cover it in tomorrow's news.

http://oi43.tinypic.com/307yhw1.jpg

Wind

4th May 2013, 14:40

Here you go!

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Rocky_Shorz

10th May 2013, 03:43

I'm getting better, only get headaches from M Class or larger...

maybe I should start wearing a tin foil hat...

this wasn't earth directed, but it was a long duration M

Wind

13th May 2013, 07:33

X1.7-Class Solar Flare

Not Earth-facing, at least not yet...

http://oi41.tinypic.com/f2rj11.jpg

Sidney

13th May 2013, 12:24

I should start predicting these as my solar headache started late last night. Heres todays news. Thanks suspicious observers !!!!m(won't embed for some reason.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Suspicious0bservers

Sidney

13th May 2013, 18:37

Second X flare of the day. (past 24 hrs anyway)

http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2013/05/second-x-class-flare-this-time-in-motion.html

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/current_c2.gif

MorningSong

13th May 2013, 18:49

Yes! The sun has awakened again!

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/Xray.gif

It all started out with 2 M-flares (1.9 and 1.2) and a C9 flare yesterday from the NE side of the Earth-turning sun active region (N10E89, N11E89) and today it has flashed out 2 X-flares: the first X1.7 peaking at 02:16 UTC ; an M1.3 followed peaking at 12:03 UTC ; and the second X flare, a 2.8'er peaked at 16:05 UTC...numerous C-flares were registered during the time intervals..... wonder what has occured since then (?).

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events/

Here's the latest from spaceweather.com:

X-FLARE #1: A sunspot hiding behind the sun's northeastern limb erupted on May 13th at 02:17 UT, producing an X1.7-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the explosion's extreme ultraviolet flash:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/13may13/xflare_anim2.gif?PHPSESSID=jtuqgtcloali36irla14u43r12

Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) tracked a bright CME emerging from the blast site: movie. No planets were in the line of fire. However, the CME appears to be on course to hit NASA's Epoxi and Spitzer spacecraft on May 15th.

The sunspot that produced this blast is on the farside of the sun. Soon, in a few days, it will turn toward Earth, emerging into view over the sun's eastern limb. Stay tuned for a better view and, perhaps, more flares.

ANOTHER X-FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have just detected another X-class solar flare issuing from a sunspot hidden behind the sun's eastern limb. This latest blast, measuring X2.8 on the Richter Scale of Solar Flares, is the second one today and the strongest flare of the year so far. Stay tuned for updates.

Here's a pict of the last X-flare:

http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive/events_summary/2013/05/13/gev_20130513_1548/gev_20130513_1548.png

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/REPROCESSING/Completed/2013/c2/20130513/20130513_0248_c2_512.jpg

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/REPROCESSING/Completed/2013/c2/20130513/20130513_1624_c2_512.jpg

What's more:

http://spaceweather.com/images2013/13may13/hmi200.gif

Sunspots AR1745 and AR1746 have 'beta-gamma' magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI