G2 Geomagnetic Storm (August 3)

[Richard]

While I was at work Tuesday afternoon, a shock detected by the Ace Spacecraft indicated the arrival of atleast one CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) caused by the long duration C3 flare on Sunday. The K-Index reached 6 and this indicates a G2 Level Geomagnetic Storm. Aurora contacts have been made on VHF. More geomagnetic storming is possible in the next 24 hours if a possible secondary CME strikes a blow to earths magnetic field.

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index.htm

[morguana]

did you see any pretty things in the sky richard? any pics?
love to you
m

[Celine]

No pretty skies,,, there was a lot of rain ,,, flooding at the shop..

to many clouds to see pretty lights :(

[Ghostmarley]

While I was at work Tuesday afternoon, a shock detected by the Ace Spacecraft indicated the arrival of atleast one CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) caused by the long duration C3 flare on Sunday. The K-Index reached 6 and this indicates a G2 Level Geomagnetic Storm. Aurora contacts have been made on VHF. More geomagnetic storming is possible in the next 24 hours if a possible secondary CME strikes a blow to earths magnetic field.

http://www.solarcycle24.com/index.htm

Hi Richard , ive heard about this aswell but what i was wandering what the effects may be for the weather or maybe something else ?
Ive read that people could see that sunspot even without binoculars.
http://news.discovery.com/space/big-pic-sunrise-sunspot-south-africa.html

Ghostmarley

[tone3jaguar]

I am all the way down in Florida, and away from the city lights. I went out last night in the hopes that I would see the northers lights all the way down here. What I saw instead where the ribbons of energy that usually are usually emanated by the bright colored lights. They where so faint that before my eyes adjusted the first one that I saw just looked like the normal Milky Way "Milk". However, once my eyes where totally adjusted I could see that this very faint milky way look was in multiple ribbons going from North to South in the sky. It was totally clear and they looked to much like the Aurora ribbons to be clouds. Their length was the entire sky's length from about 15% degrees horizon to horizon.

On another note, the solar storms that we used to have back in 2003-2004 that where also very intense used to slam me energetically and make me feel very ungrounded and tired. This one had the opposite effect and instead I felt very at peace, energized, and grounded. The vibration of the plasma is different now for sure if you ask me.