Sun Stuff: What's up!

[Rocky_Shorz]

we've been red lining for 33 hours now...

A geomagnetic storm is in progress as Earth's magnetic field continues to reverberate from a CME strike on July 14th...

When the CME first arrived on July 14th, its effect appeared weak. However, conditions in the wake of the CME have since become stormy. On July 14-15 Northern Lights appeared in the United States as far south as California, Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Washington, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan and Arkansas. Brad Goldpaint sends this picture of the auroras reflecting from Sparks Lake in central Oregon:..


http://spaceweather.com/

It was strange being out in the sun today, felt like my hair was sweating and it was only in the 70s

[SKIBADABOMSKI]

Rocky, yesterday you said on Bills thread that your mobile battery went down quicker... well I certainly noticed my battery life was small in the day. First usage after fully charged was 65%. Anyway I asked about at the festival I'm at and all the artist and performers agreed that their battery life went really quick yesterday.

I just found it amazing that it had effected so many of us but nobody mentioned it as it's something you just think nothing of. I found people with I-phones were effected mostly. Just thought I'd let you know,

I'm in Canada in Calgary and we just wrapped up the Stampede.

Oh and whilst I'm here thanks for all the updates.

Ski-

[Rocky_Shorz]

I went from 3 bars to one in 15 minutes, that's when I looked at Spaceweather and saw it at 17.5 protons per centimeter which I've never seen before...

I had to mention it to see if anyone else noticed.

our phones turn up power when they are losing signal, so they might have been working to hear through the interference which drained the battery quick.

it was fine today, still full charged after a day of use.

a note on the dark energy I think is coming from the outer reaches drawn back into the sun with magnetic energy.

the wave seems to erase the inbound energy...

I doubt any of us believe the dark waves are from our magnetic field or it would be wobbling to what we are watching...

up to 36 hours now since it began hitting the red line

have a blast in Canada and remember what we are watching has been going on for millions of years, nothing to be afraid of...

but I'm trying to learn all the energies around and how they affect us and sun is a biggy...

no super cell storms and so far very quiet on earthquakes while rain is falling in drought states...

I'd say this experiment was pretty successful...

we're ready...

[Rocky_Shorz]

the energy sneaking in behind at night...

is purdy...

[Jenci]

Posted by Rocky_Shorz (here)
we've been red lining for 33 hours now...

Hi Rocky,

I see the red lines in the graph but what do they represent?


Jeanette

[Watching from Cyprus]

Hi there, we were on the beach all day Saturday in Cyprus, although being under the umbrella most of the time, we were really burned and we live here. I am swimming every morning all year around so i spend more than one our in the sun daily, and thereby i do not get burned, but Saturday i got really burned. Yesterday stayed in all day and today the sun is so strong you cannot even hold your arm outside the window. Temperature is over 100F/38C. Our cats dont want to be outside either, so that also is a warning that we should stay out of sunlight .

Love you all
Peter

[RunningDeer]

Posted by Jenci (here)

Posted by Rocky_Shorz (here)
we've been red lining for 33 hours now...

Hi Rocky,

I see the red lines in the graph but what do they represent?

Jeanette

Hi Jeanette,

Maybe Rocky can better answer you in layperson terms, but for now these are some sites that may help. The links with the * on them are helpful sites to explain the chart you asked about. I’ve also added a couple of other points of interest.

My short answer is from a quoted source: “Kp-indices of 5 or greater indicate storm-level geomagnetic activity. Geomagnetic storms have been associated with satellite surface charging and increased atmospheric drag.”

Peace,
Paula

@ Rocky, I hope you don't mind me jumping in.

My favorite resource chart for detector signal and absorption of solar activity - http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/...n&quickPlot=on

From the NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/index.html

* Geomagnetic K-indices - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/k-index.html

* 3-Day Estimated Planetary Kp-index Monitor- http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

* The K-index follow up link and explanation - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/info/Kindex.html
* Today’s Space Weather with Charts and Links - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/

Wikipedia on K-index: "The K-index quantifies disturbances in the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field with an integer in the range 0-9 with 1 being calm and 5 or more indicating a geomagnetic storm. It is derived from the maximum fluctuations of horizontal components observed on a magnetometer during a three-hour interval. The label 'K' origins from German 'Kennziffer'[1] meaning 'characteristic digit'...."

[Jenci]

Thanks for the links Paula. So 5 and above is geomagnetic storm and we have had over that in the last couple of days.

Jeanette

[greybeard]

Hi Jeanette

http://www.earthquakestoday.info/

Top right of the page is a link --- Solar activity now which give simple info

This is helpful too re vibrations of the earth crust (my words)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitorin...iplots_gsn.php

Chris

[Rocky_Shorz]

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)

Posted by Jenci (here)

Hi Rocky,

I see the red lines in the graph but what do they represent?

Jeanette

Hi Jeanette,

Maybe Rocky can better answer you in layperson terms, but for now these are some sites that may help. The links with the * on them are helpful sites to explain the chart you asked about. I’ve also added a couple of other points of interest.

My short answer is from a quoted source: “Kp-indices of 5 or greater indicate storm-level geomagnetic activity. Geomagnetic storms have been associated with satellite surface charging and increased atmospheric drag.”

Peace,
Paula

@ Rocky, I hope you don't mind me jumping in.

My favorite resource chart for detector signal and absorption of solar activity - http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/...n&quickPlot=on

From the NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/index.html

* Geomagnetic K-indices - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/k-index.html

* 3-Day Estimated Planetary Kp-index Monitor- http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_3d.html

* The K-index follow up link and explanation - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/info/Kindex.html
* Today’s Space Weather with Charts and Links - http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/

Wikipedia on K-index: "The K-index quantifies disturbances in the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field with an integer in the range 0-9 with 1 being calm and 5 or more indicating a geomagnetic storm. It is derived from the maximum fluctuations of horizontal components observed on a magnetometer during a three-hour interval. The label 'K' origins from German 'Kennziffer'[1] meaning 'characteristic digit'...."

please anyone with answers feel free to jump in and share with all of us, I like to toss in my 2 cents, and just happen to have a big jar of pennies...

[Rocky_Shorz]

Posted by Jenci (here)

Posted by Rocky_Shorz (here)
we've been red lining for 33 hours now...

Hi Rocky,

I see the red lines in the graph but what do they represent?


Jeanette

well in Avalon terms it's when earth angels and indigos need to get to work...

I've just started watching all the info available to all of us, and incorporated it into what else I have studied and finding how much these flares are affecting our planet.

now watching these ripples I have a time estimate related to different charts, I try to group them together so everyone can see what I'm keeping an eye on from my mobile.

I pop into Avalon as often as I can but my smart phone is still kinda dumb and won't let me post...

I'm going to take down a few of the graphics that are on the last page to keep reloads quick for everyone on this one...

[Sidney]

I have been feeling VERY ill today. brain fog, headache, nausea and vertigo. Went for a 2 hour kayaking, and got reallly burnt too. thought the fresh air and sun would do me good. i still feel like crap.

[astrid]

never a dull moment,
X flares , now a comet update.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TlcinLyt08E

Thanks Keith.
Some of these you tubers are
doing a fine job on the solar front i must say.

[Ineffable Hitchhiker]

Oh boy!
Another whopper on the way....






The following videos courtesy Helioviewer.org

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

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=aR02UnBNRwg

btw.
There are some stunning photos in the Aurora Gallery on Spaceweather.com

[Rocky_Shorz]

turned charts back on at the top to watch this one's affects...



it popped off after swinging away from us, but is still big enough for us to feel it passing...



Sunspot location in relation to us

[Rocky_Shorz]

turned out to be an M class that just brushes us, nothing like the last one...

I just noticed the thread on the light that passed across the screen, Machholz Comet Babies lead the way

if that was a baby, how big is this thing?

[RunningDeer]

Sending you lots of smiles and thanks for your time and energies, Rocky Shorz!

[Rocky_Shorz]

one thing I noticed about this X Class Flare, these are some of the lowest energy levels we've had in a long time...



if earthquakes are related to the inbound energy, where did it all go from that flare...

Is there really more to mind over matter than we've been taught to believe?

could all of us concentrating on dispersing energy, really have made a difference?

so much of science is not yet known, human minds are a pretty awesome mystery...

are we on the doorsteps of new discoveries?

[MorningSong]

According to the data at SolarSoft, we got a double whammy of M-flares this morning: one, M6.7, at starting at 4:13, peaking at 5:41 and subsiding at 7:45...then another, M7.7, starting at5:132, peaking and subsiding at 5:58. Both were from suspot 1520 which is turning away from earth on the western limb on it's way to the other side of the sun.





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

GOES X-ray flux only shows one flare.

Another proton flux is underway.

From spaceweather.com:

ALMOST X-FLARE : Sunspot complex AR1520-1521 erupted again on July 19th, this time producing an M7-class solar flare that almost crossed the threshold into X-territory. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:



The explosion produced a bright coronal mass ejection: movie. The cloud should miss Earth.

Although the explosion occured on the other side of the sun's western limb, our planet could feel some effects. The blast site is magnetically connected to Earth by backward-spiralling lines of magnetic force. Protons accelerated by the flare are being guided to us by those lines of magnetism, and a mild radiation storm is underway.

[astrid]

Wow... stunning images here,

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EYU-UnIrTO8