Sun Stuff: What's up!

[Wind]

Impulsive M1.1 solar flare centered around sunspot 1991 at 00:48 UTC. Image by EVE.



CME Impact / Geomagnetic Storm Observed
A geomagnetic sudden impulse measuring 22 nT was detected at 16:53 UTC by ground based magnetometers. This signaled the moment an expected plasma cloud (CME) swept past our planet. Solar wind speeds increased to above 430 km/s and the Bz/IMF component pointed sharply south for a long period. A noteworthy rise in plasma density was also observed. Moderate (G2) Geomagnetic Storming unfolded at high latitudes in the wake of the CME impact. Visual aurora displays were reported across northern Europe and Scandinavia. Geomagnetic storm conditions have since subsided, however sky watchers should remain alert tonight as flareups will be possible.

Aurora Display from Kiel, Germany - Daniel Zschocke


Electrons are also having a blast.

[Wind]

Anyone having pressure in the head or hearing loud ringing at the moment? I'm one of those people!

[McMaster]

Now that you mention it, yes my ears are ringing louder than usual.
Fellow Finladian here!

[Wind]

(M1.1) centered around region 1986 at 23:19 UTC. Imagery by SDO/EVE.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zB00PMtRE9Y

[Wind]

"An impulsive solar flare measuring M1.2 was just observed around sunspot 1989 at 15:58 UTC. Imagery by SDO/EVE." Not much else going on at the moment.

[Sidney]

Full halo CME. Brace yourselves. I felt this one.
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[Sidney]

another one, can't tell yet if it is a full halo yet or earth facing, but impressive just the same.
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Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hjgPPy_uLi8

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rYrs9QKC7gM

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X flare 7:49 pm March 24

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gSIfVfE_2ak

[Sidney]

I came across this Paper, titled Geomagnetic fields, their fluctuations and Health affects. It pretty much validates what we have been saying for years.




http://www.electric-fields.bris.ac.u...eticfields.pdf

[MorningSong]

Last night around 23:41 UTC, sunspot 2002 produced an M1.4 flare:

[Wind]

Anyone have had any problems with sleeping lately? My REM-states have been all messed up and I've been sleeping way more than usually, but also seen many heavy dreams...

[Wind]

One M1 class flare and a couple of C-class flare almost reaching M-class today.

[Sidney]

Yes on the dreams, plus overall heaviness in general.

[Wind]

C-class zigzag day, low level M-class flares here and there...

[MorningSong]

Spaceweather.com Update on sunspot 2002 which is producing numerous C- and M- flares:

CRACKLING SUNSPOT: The eastern limb of the sun is crackling with M-class flares. The source is sunspot AR2002, shown here erupting on March 10th:



Sergio Castillo took the picture from his backyard observatory in Inglewood, CA. "This new active region 2002 is starting to produce lots of C-flares and M-flares," says Castillo. "Definitely we should keep an eye on it."

Definitely. This sunspot group has more than doubled in size in the past 24 hours. Click to view a movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:



The rapid growth of the sunspot has destabilized its magnetic field, which makes it more likely to erupt. NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of M-class flares and a 5% chance of X-class flares during the next 24 hours.

[Rocky_Shorz]

7.8 quake just off California and we're coming up to 3/11

has anyone figured out why the sun goes nuts leading up to this date along with quakes?

[Wind]

So the Sun activity and seismic activity has been keeping me awake for days now... I feel very drained.

"Sunspot 2002 is back at it again with another M-Class solar flare. The latest, an M1.7 event, peaked at 15:28 UTC. More flaring will be possible today. Imagery by SDO/EVE."

[Wind]

M3.5 Solar Flare
"M1.4 solar flare detected around sunspot 1996 at 23:00 UTC. Sunspot 1996 produced another moderate solar flare, M3.5 event at 03:50 UTC early Tuesday morning. The active region continues to rotate closer towards the west limb. Any future eruptions around this region will be directed mostly away from our planet. Imagery below by SDO/EVE."

[Sidney]

Posted by Wind (here)
M3.5 Solar Flare
"M1.4 solar flare detected around sunspot 1996 at 23:00 UTC. Sunspot 1996 produced another moderate solar flare, M3.5 event at 03:50 UTC early Tuesday morning. The active region continues to rotate closer towards the west limb. Any future eruptions around this region will be directed mostly away from our planet. Imagery below by SDO/EVE."

I am with you wind, for DAYS now, I have felt like something I just scooped out of the cat box.

[Wind]

M1.7 flare.

[MorningSong]

Sunspot 1996 gave us another "farewell" M2.5 flare this morning around 11:05 UTC:



As for sunspot 2002, here's what spaceweather.com has to say today:

CHANCE OF FLARES: Sunspot AR2002 has been mostly quiet for the past 24 hours. Nevertheless, the Earth-facing active region has a'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field tthat harbors ebergy for strong eruptions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 75% chance of M-class flares and a 15% chance of X-class flares on March 12th.




Sunspot AR2002 has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI