Sun Stuff: What's up!

[1inMany]

Wow, guys, anyone know what this is?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xgs4QUNzZfI

Love to you all,

[Rocky_Shorz]

don't fear, Santa's little helper is always near...

[Sidney]

Thanks Rocky, there are so many anomolies on those videos anymore, I quit trying to keep track of them all. SOmething WAY fishy is going on around the sun, its crazy. Given the evidence we have seen over the last year or so, the possibilities are endless. (rod and reel not included)

[MorningSong]

After what has been quite a long period of having a "calm" sun, an M3.3 flare was detected today at 17:55 UTC from sunspot 1496:





http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/lates...0603_1748.html

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xray_5m.html

[MorningSong]

Adding as I find out more....

There was also a brief Solar storm as the Kp-index went up to level 5 just before the flare:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

Space Weather Message Code: WARK05
Serial Number: 776
Issue Time: 2012 Jun 03 1457 UTC

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2012 Jun 03 1458 UTC
Valid To: 2012 Jun 03 2100 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/arch...ent_month.html

[Sidney]

explains the massive chemtrailing effort today. Thank you for the heads up MS. : )

[Rocky_Shorz]

just saw the first big quake down by Mexico...

Storm going on right now as Solar winds are passing, the M class, missed but we still are feeling the wave as Venus is about to move between us and the sun...

let's hope this sunspot swinging by us stays quiet for a few days...

[Ineffable Hitchhiker]

Venus transit 6.6.2012

Unfortunately I was not able to see it myself.
Wet, cloudy weather!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=638ThDTNilc

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=89rBxdLTNAI

[Mike Gorman]

Faboosh pictures! It really looks as if Venus is extremely close to the Sun, in its Coronal flare
It must have felt warm to Valiant Thor and all his associates..heh

[Sidney]

my daughter and i went to the umiversity where they had telescopes set up for public viewing. it was really cool but these pics are really awesome

[MorningSong]

Yesterday at 19:54 UTC, an M2.2 flare was observed from sunspot 1494 which is dead center facing Earth:



http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/lates...0606_1954.html

At 15:29 UTC today a C9.1 was observed from sunspot 1499 also located near center on the solar corona.



http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/lates...0607_1529.html

[MorningSong]

Three M-class flares from sunspot 1504 in the past 2 days.

From spaceweather.com:

M-FLARES: New sunspot AR1504 is crackling with impulsive M-class solar flares, including two on June 9th (1132 UT and 1650 UT) and one on June 10th (0645 UT). So far none of the blasts have been Earth directed.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the extreme UV flash from an M2-class flare this morning:



NOAA forecasters estimate a 45% chance of more M-flares today. Geoeffective eruptions are possible in the days ahead as AR1504 turns toward Earth. Stay tuned..

[Sidney]

Thanks morningsong, explains my headache.

[MorningSong]

From spaceweather.com:

HANCE OF FLARES: NOAA forcasters estimate a 40% chance of M-class solar flares today as a phalanx of sunspots turns toward Earth. The most likely source of geoeffective eruptions is sunspot AR1504, which has grown into an active region almost 10 times wider than Earth. Solar flare alerts: text, voice.

As predicted, the sunspot has flared. Magnetic fields above AR1504 erupted on June 13th at 1319 UT, producing a long-duration M1-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme UV glow of the blast:



The ongoing explosion is taking hours to unfold, which means it is very powerful despite its middling M1-peak. Long duration flares often hurl coronal mass ejections (CMEs) into space, and this one is probably no exception. Stay tuned for updates about a possible Earth-directed CME.

[MorningSong]

We've gotten another long-duration M-class flare, Mag 1.5:





From spaceweather.com RE: yesterday's flare:

CME TARGETS VENUS, EARTH MARS: Active sunspot AR1504 erupted on June 13th at 1319 UT, producing a long-duration M1-flare and hurling a CME into space. According to analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, the cloud will deliver a glancing blow to three planets: Venus on June 15th, Earth on June 16th, and Mars on June 19th. This animation shows the likely progression of the cloud:



NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% - 30% chance of geomagnetic storms when the cloud reaches Earth. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras.

[MorningSong]

The 1.9 mag flare yesterday (not 1.5 mag as reported inthe above post) has caused a new proton event:



From spaceweather.com:

CHANCE OF FLARES: Big sunspot AR1504 has developed a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong solar flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 65% chance of M-flares and a 5% chance of X-flares during the next 24 hours.

SIDC Presto Alert:

:Issued: 2012 Jun 14 2130 UTC
roduct: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/presto
#--------------------------------------------------------------------#
# FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium) #
#--------------------------------------------------------------------#
A fast solar plasma cloud - coronal mass ejection or CME - erupted into
the direction of the Earth. The cloud was associated with a long
duration M1.9 flare peaking at 14:35UT on June 14. The cloud was first
visible at 14:09UT in STEREO B/COR2 images. A first estimate of the
speed based on STEREO B COR2 images, gives a value above 1000 km/s. This
means that the shock preceding the plasma cloud might arrive within 2
days. We expect also the cloud itself to arrive at Earth. In case of
deceleration, the transit time from the Sun to the Earth will be longer.
Geomagnetic disturbances are possible in case of arrival.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lwWPgP47bME

[MorningSong]

Hot as firecrackers here today..... 36°C in the shade!

From spaceweather.com:

GEOMAGNETIC STORM ALERT: A geomagnetic storm is in progress in the wake of a double CME impact on June 16th. The hit, which strongly compressed Earth's magnetic field, lit up both poles with bright auroras. Stephen Voss sends this photo from Southland, New Zealand:



"We enjoyed a beautiful display of the Southern Lights from the south of New Zealand," says Voss. "A dull arc hung around for a couple of hours before suddenly exploding with a mixture of rays and curtains."

Meanwhile, in the Americas, Northern Lights descended as far south as Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Washington, and the Dakotas.

Solar wind conditions in the wake of the CME favor continued disturbances. NOAA forecasters estimate a 55% chance of more high-latitude geomagnetic storms during the next 24 hours.

[nearing]

39 C here! Can't stand it outside!

[MorningSong]

After a long period of relative calm, our Sun is awakening again....

Today an M2.5 was observed at 16:12 UTC



http://www.ips.gov.au/Solar/1/8

Solarsoft is showing it as a sudden impulse, straight up and down kind of shot, but has not reported on it yet:

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

I also note that there was a B5.3 around 13:06 that is only identified as coming from the SE... no coordinates....weird!

spaceweather.com has this:

CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot 1512 has a 'beta-gamma' magnetic field that harbors energy for M-class solar flares. NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% chance of such an eruption during the next 24 hours.

Here are the last 2 videos from the SuspiciousObservers:

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qx3u0g9K0K4

From thebarcaroller:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_CPz40chqdk

Not sure what this is all about, but will add it for future reference, as Rocky would say:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=V6TdtBL704s

[MorningSong]

Finally, solarsoft has posted the M flare....from sunspot 1513: