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    Quote Posted by Operator (here)
    Quote CME Arrival Time: 2011-09-10 04:15:14.0 GMT
    Just as an exercise ... does this mean that the GMT+8 zone (will be around noon there) will
    be facing the sun optimally when it arrives ? (I know there is still an +/- 6 hours uncertainty)
    I think it will be more like in the evening as 10 pm EST is around 2 am over there (+/- daylight thingy).

    See: I posted 10 pm EST and my post time is 2 am GMT.

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    Oooops, sorry Operator I flunked the "exercise"... didn't pay attention to the + 8...
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    Quote Posted by Operator (here)
    Quote CME Arrival Time: 2011-09-10 04:15:14.0 GMT
    Just as an exercise ... does this mean that the GMT+8 zone (will be around noon there) will
    be facing the sun optimally when it arrives ? (I know there is still an +/- 6 hours uncertainty)
    G'day Operator,

    Yes that is correct.
    Also for our purposes UT* (such as UTC) is the same as GMT.
    Online conversion resources for those interested:
    http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter/
    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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    Quote Posted by MorningSong (here)
    New thread to post info on the sun's activity.

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    Just comparing notes here,
    Today i 'm really feeling bombed out, all i want to do was sleep.
    Not sure it if is the sun or just me, but generally a very low energy day.
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    From Spaceweather.com:

    Quote ANOTHER X-FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have detected another strong flare from sunspot 1283. The X1.8-class event at 2238 UT on Sept. 7th produced a bright flash of extreme UV radiation and hurled an inky-dark plume of plasma into space. Click to view the movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:





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    ANOTHER X-FLARE: Earth-orbiting satellites have detected another strong flare from sunspot 1283. The X1.8-class event at 2238 UT on Sept. 7th produced a bright flash of extreme UV radiation and hurled an inky-dark plume of plasma into space. Click to view the movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

    This is the third significant flare from sunspot 1283 since Sept. 6th. All three eruptions propelled CMEs in the general direction of Earth. Not one of the CMEs, however, will hit our planet squarely. Glancing blows from the three clouds will commence sometime on Sept. 9th and continue through Sept. 11th, possibly sparking minor geomagnetic storms. Solar flare alerts: text, voice.

    X-flares of Solar Cycle 24: There have been only a handful of X-flares since the beginning of new Solar Cycle 24. Here is a complete list so far, all in 2011: Feb. 15 (X2), March 9 (X1), Aug. 9 (X7), Sept. 6 (X2), Sept. 7 (X2). Before these five, the previous X-flare occured on Dec.14, 2006, (X1) during old Solar Cycle 23.
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    Quote Posted by astrid (here)
    Just comparing notes here,
    Today i 'm really feeling bombed out, all i want to do was sleep.
    Not sure it if is the sun or just me, but generally a very low energy day.
    I'm feeling the opposite...it's 3:30am and I'm wide awake...grrrrrrrr.
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    G'day All,

    Sunspot 1283 seems to be almost "pulsing" daily...
    1283 M6 class flare at 15:46 UTC.
    Solar wind is still low (330km/sec), Kp low (2) and Bz is still "North" (1.3nT).
    All clear on the Southern front.

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    Quote Posted by Carolin (here)
    Quote Posted by astrid (here)
    Just comparing notes here,
    Today i 'm really feeling bombed out, all i want to do was sleep.
    Not sure it if is the sun or just me, but generally a very low energy day.
    I'm feeling the opposite...it's 3:30am and I'm wide awake...grrrrrrrr.
    haha, aren't canida and austraila on the opisite sides of the world? (pretty much?)


    edit:

    looks like "yes"(ish)
    http://www.freemaptools.com/tunnel-t...-the-earth.htm
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    Default Re: Sun Stuff: What's up!

    Im in CANADA as well and feeling very relaxed/lazy/no energy as well
    So there goes that theory!

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    I wonder if this caused the us west coast black out.

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    Quote Posted by joedjemal (here)
    I wonder if this caused the us west coast black out.
    G'day joedjemal,

    I don't think it did.
    Kp has been low (1).
    Bz still "North" (means less likelihood of CME getting through).
    Solar wind low (305Km/sec).

    I don't reckon this series are a threat as they are reported to be "glancing" the Earth.

    Opinions anyone?

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    Quote Posted by joedjemal (here)
    I wonder if this caused the us west coast black out.
    Same thought here ... I additionally wonder if all the chemtrailing changed our atmosphere in such a way
    that via conductivity or maybe reflection the arrival of a CME could end up on all kind of unexpected places.

    P.S I also realize it probably did not arrive yet

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    As you can see here, a Geomagnetic Pulse was registered at 12:43 UTC:



    Quote Space Weather Message Code: SUMSUD
    Serial Number: 129
    Issue Time: 2011 Sep 09 1243 UTC

    SUMMARY: Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse
    Observed: 2011 Sep 09 1243 UTC
    Deviation: 16 nT
    Station: Boulder
    And another:

    Quote Space Weather Message Code: SUMSUD
    Serial Number: 130
    Issue Time: 2011 Sep 09 1257 UTC

    SUMMARY: Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse
    Observed: 2011 Sep 09 1250 UTC
    Deviation: 28 nT
    Station: Boulder

    Comment: This was the second of two Sudden Impulses observed.
    http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/arch...ent_month.html



    By and Bz have turned negative....

    http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/

    And..Solarsoft says there was an M-class flare this morning around 6:00 UTC. There has been another M-class flare....but it isn't up on the graphs yet.
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    From Ionospheric Prediction Service Australia:

    _________________________________________________

    Geomagnetic Warning

    Last updated 09 Sep 2011 14:00 UT
    SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 11/16
    ISSUED AT 06/0551Z SEPTEMBER 2011
    BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

    INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
    DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION
    FROM 08-09 SEPTEMBER 2011
    _________________________________________________

    GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
    08 Sep: Active to Minor Storm periods expected from early in UT day.
    09 Sep: Initially Active, declining to Unsettled conditions.

    _________________________________________________

    Geomagnetic Alert

    Last updated 09 Sep 2011 14:25 UT
    SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE ALERT
    ISSUED AT 1425 UT ON 09 SEP 2011 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
    FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

    MINOR GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS (K OF 5 REACHED)
    PRELIMINARY AUSTRALIAN REGION K INDICES FOR 09 09 11: 1211 5---


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    Default Re: Sun Stuff: What's up!

    post deleted link didnt work

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    if you look at the lasco 2 movie, it looks to me like this morning around midnight or so (central) there may have been another X.
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    Quote Posted by panopticon (here)
    From Ionospheric Prediction Service Australia:

    _________________________________________________

    Geomagnetic Warning

    Last updated 09 Sep 2011 14:00 UT
    SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 11/16
    ISSUED AT 06/0551Z SEPTEMBER 2011
    BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.

    INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
    DUE TO CORONAL MASS EJECTION
    FROM 08-09 SEPTEMBER 2011
    _________________________________________________

    GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
    08 Sep: Active to Minor Storm periods expected from early in UT day.
    09 Sep: Initially Active, declining to Unsettled conditions.

    _________________________________________________

    Geomagnetic Alert

    Last updated 09 Sep 2011 14:25 UT
    SUBJ: IPS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE ALERT
    ISSUED AT 1425 UT ON 09 SEP 2011 BY IPS RADIO AND SPACE SERVICES
    FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE

    MINOR GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS (K OF 5 REACHED)
    PRELIMINARY AUSTRALIAN REGION K INDICES FOR 09 09 11: 1211 5---


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    Well that matches exactly with my 'exercise' ... GMT+8 zone would be west Australia

    I'm in GMT-4 and it's almost noon here ... so in about 12 hours it will be midnight here and noon of September 10th
    in west Australia. The expected arrival time is in approx. 12 hours.

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    Quote Posted by joedjemal (here)
    I wonder if this caused the us west coast black out.
    shouldn't have been strong enough.. but who knows?
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    Today's flares:

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    Summary plots indicating if flares are Earth bound (2sd graph from top):



    Too bad, cannot read anything on it...

    Here is the site where to see it full scale:

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