G4 Geomagnetic storm tonight

[Armybrat 40814]

https://www.space.com/solar-storm-coronal-mass-ejections-mothers-day-weekend-storm-watch

Wonder if it’ll affect my pacemaker Bluetooth?

[troph 24781]

gird your loins.

[Sam Lin 3550]

Well it was nice knowing you all.

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[Armybrat 40814]

Hey, I can’t even carry my cellphone in my shirt pocket anymore.

[Captainant 27618]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

Hey, I can’t even carry my cellphone in my shirt pocket anymore.

I can't imagine it was good for your back anyways

[TexEx15 17509]

 

[immamac 42832]

But do their electronics still work. Asking for a friend. 

[Degenerate Gardner 4085]

The view in Oregon

[Pato del Muerto 52484]

Guess I should have looked outside last night

[thunderlounge 7812]

[Doc Holliday 199]

I've been tracking this stuff for a handful of years.  Buckle up, Solar Max is a real season and we are in it.  

Check out the app, space weather live.  Will give you all the alerts.  Also, get ready for more aurora down in Texas over the next year or so. 

[Armybrat 40814]

That should be interesting.

I’d like to see those lights.

Edited September 27 by Armybrat

[morehornsepower 887]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy437gnp28zo

Apparently 2 storms expected to hit over the weekend...

Spoiler

A huge solar flare, the largest since 2017, has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface.

Solar flares are made up of electromagnetic radiation that travel from the Sun at the speed of light and can reach Earth in about eight minutes.

They can disrupt some radio communications and satellites but most of us are unlikely to see those effects.

There is also a chance that northern latitudes could see the Northern Lights this weekend as two geomagnetic storms are predicted to hit Earth.

 

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Solar flares do not cause the Northern Lights. They are caused by a phenomenon called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that erupt from an active sun spot.

Combined with flares, they can create solar storms that interact with Earth's magnetic field or magnetosphere.

The CMEs spew out plasma and magnetic field, and up to billions of ton of material, that can hit Earth. As our magnetosphere repels the storm, it creates the aurora.

“There is the potential for a coronal mass ejection to arrive at Earth late on Friday or early on Saturday, which could lead to visible aurora for Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England,” said Met Office Space Weather Manager Krista Hammond.

 

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Aurora may be seen in the UK and the US this weekend

 

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A second CME is likely to hit Earth on Saturday and Sunday, associated with the solar flare which is rated X9.

That means “enhanced auroral visibility is possible further south across central England and similar latitudes, though cloud and rain could hamper viewing potential for some,” says Krista Hammond.

In the US, aurora might be seen in the northern states, and from the mid-west to Oregon, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Centre.

The X9 solar flare emitted is the largest categorised by Nasa. The smallest is B, followed by C, M, and X. The scale ranks from 1 to 9, so X9 is the most powerful in Nasa's ranking.

 

We see aurora when solar storms reach Earth's magnetic field

 

Edited October 4 by morehornsepower

[gsoda3 3245]

Anyone in Austin able to see this? I've had friend in Houston post pics, they can see it.  No luck with my phone in Austin though.

[Gut Wagon 8064]

We had unusually high activity visible from our neighborhood an hour north of Atlanta last night. We're a bit farther north than Wichita Falls, Texas.