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09-11-2005, 12:27 AM | #1 |
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AURORA ALERT: A mild geomagnetic storm is underway.
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AURORA ALERT: A mild geomagnetic storm is underway. Sky watchers in northern places such as Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia should be alert for auroras, especially during the hours around midnight. Auroras could descend to much lower latitudes--for example, Utah and Colorado--if sunspot 798 continues its high level of activity. Stay tuned! They should start hitting now. you canadians should look outside and see if you can find any. report your findings here. I might drive out into teh middle of nowhere (maybe 20 minutes from fargo ) to see if any show up.
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09-11-2005, 12:38 AM | #2 |
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geo-ducks won't be able to fly south.
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09-11-2005, 12:45 AM | #3 |
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Sept. 9, 2005 ***65533; Forecasters at the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., continue to observe significant flares on the sun Friday in NOAA sunspot Region 808. This is the same region that yielded a powerful X-17 flare on Wednesday—R4, severe radio blackout, on the NOAA space weather scales. NOAA cautions satellite and communications groups are already experiencing problems due to this activity. Other agencies impacted by space weather are at increasing risk for service disruptions. This includes other space activities, electric power systems, high frequency communications and navigation systems such as global positioning systems. (Click NOAA image for larger view of the sun from the NOAA Solar X-ray Imager aboard the NOAA GOES-12 satellite taken Sept. 9, 2005, at 4:58 p.m. EDT. Click here for mpeg animation. Click here to view latest images. Please credit “NOAA.”) The active Region 808 is currently located near the southeast limb of the sun's surface. This region is a large and very complex sunspot cluster, which represents an intense magnetic area of the sun. "Early indications are that these sun clusters are nearly nine times the size of Earth," said Bill Murtagh, solar forecaster at the NOAA Space Environment Center. Murtagh added, "Typically, the larger the size and complexity of sun clusters, the more potential there is for producing significant solar storms." "We are expecting continued significant solar flares from this region as it makes its passage across the visible part of the sun over the next 11 days," said Murtagh. "Strong to severe radiation storms are possible as well as significant geomagnetic storms, which can cause significant problems to technology in space, as well as electrical power systems on Earth. It is these geomagnetic storms that create auroras, dramatic visual displays in the sky. "As always, NOAA's Space Environment Center and our partners are monitoring the situation," said Murtagh. Data used to provide space weather services are provided by NOAA, U.S. Air Force, NASA, National Science Foundation, U.S. Geological Survey, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities and institutions. The NOAA Space Environment Center, one of the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction, is home to the nation's early warning system for solar activities that directly affect people and equipment on Earth and in space. SEC's 24 hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week operations are critical in protecting space and ground-based assets. Through the SEC, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force jointly operate the space weather operations center that continuously monitors, analyzes and forecasts the environment between the sun and Earth. In addition to the data gathered from NOAA and NASA satellites, the center receives real-time solar and geophysical information from ground-based observatories around the world. NOAA space weather forecasters use the data to predict solar and geomagnetic activity and issue worldwide alerts of extreme events. NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of the nation's coastal and marine resources. |
09-11-2005, 02:18 AM | #4 |
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GET TEH **** OTUSIDE AND LOOK NOW!
I was out fro an hour and all of a sudden they went from green glows to AMAZING curtains of waving. it is by FAR the ebst auroras ive EVER SEEN. the BRIGHTEST, fastest moving, its ****ing amazing. i couldnt get any good pics ebcause the mosquitoes are UNBEARABLE evenw tih waterproof jacket and a bag over my head. they ruined some AWESOME shots |
09-11-2005, 02:20 AM | #5 |
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i can see some smog. its awesome!
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09-11-2005, 03:16 AM | #6 |
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i saw some.. but nothing too amazing.. I've sen stronger, better ones over lake superior.. took a bunch of pictures.. but they all seem to be crap
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09-11-2005, 03:18 AM | #7 |
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i saw it and was confused.
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09-11-2005, 03:25 AM | #8 |
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Nothing going on in Anchorage.
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09-11-2005, 04:00 AM | #9 |
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ok, it was OS buggy i coudlnt be with the camera more than 3 seconds at a time and the 4 in one pic, theya re blurry because the STUPID ASS 50mm 1.8's focus all the way counter clockwise is PAST infinity. on the 18-55, at 18mm all the way CC it is at infinity, but nto ****ing with the 50mm.
anyways, i let my camera sit out in the bugs, ran the remote cable into my car and closed the door on it but for 20 minutes the sky ERUPTED, when i got those 4 bright ones. ive NEVER seen them so bright, it was like someone rippling a bedsheet of green light. |
09-11-2005, 04:53 AM | #10 |
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*mental note* - Travel to location which auroras are a frequent occurrance.
Totally awesome. Check out the info on the solar flare too, apparently the recent one is visible with the naked eye, using safe viewing methods. Wow, spaceweather.com is a very cool site - should supply a good amount of entertainment at work next week. |
09-11-2005, 10:04 AM | #11 |
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Makes me want to drive up north on my days off and watch.
The most I have seen here before is just colors in the sky, no wave or anything cool like that. |
09-11-2005, 10:55 AM | #12 |
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my friend and I have been monitoring this sunspot for the last couple of days.
ProtMen, be sure to bust out the VHF/UHF radio and take andvantage of the super charged ionisphere edit: Nice photos! |
09-11-2005, 09:38 PM | #13 |
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keep an eye out again tonight, there should be more, maybe nto as good as last ngiht but who knows
Although the storm is subsiding now, it could be re-energized at any time by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) propelled in our direction from active sunspot 798. Sky watchers everywhere should remain alert for auroras tonight. |
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09-12-2005, 12:40 AM | #15 |
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09-12-2005, 01:49 AM | #16 |
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Would these be visible from say....Washington DC?
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09-12-2005, 01:52 AM | #17 |
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i went out and didnt see anything, and for ocne it was windy so NO BUGS. I was dissapointed |
09-12-2005, 01:55 AM | #18 |
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I wanna see one.
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