Tag: coronal mass ejection
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NASA Captures Close-up Details of Solar Storm for First Time
from RT.com: NASA’s revolutionary solar observatory has captured rare footage of super-hot bubbles on the sun’s surface, known as coronal mass ejections. “The field of view seen here is about […]
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Auroras Alert: CME Impacts Earth July 14th
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), hit as expected, Earth’s magnetosphere, July 14th, about 2p Eastern/11 a Pacific Daylight Time as reported by Spaceweather.com. “A geomagnetic storm is brewing in the wake […]
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Incoming! CME On Its Way Toward Earth
Universe Today reports earthbound, “…a coronal mass ejection resulting from the X1.4-class flare that erupted from sunspot 1520 on July 12. The CME is expected to collide with Earth’s magnetic […]
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Electrons Stripped From Van Allen Belt During Solar Storms
It’s been known since the sixties that electrons disappear from the Van Allen Belt during solar storms or Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs).
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sunspot faces earth for two weeks beginning nov8
A Technorati article compares growing sunspot monster AKA AR1339 to 1859 Carrington event. Writer Stephen Alexander informs, “from August 28 until September 2, 1859, the earth faced a similar scenario… […]
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coronal mass ejection: causal link to earthquakes and volcanoes
A strong Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) may transmit energy directly into the Earth’s core, heating surrounding magma – a direct cause of increased volcanic activity. A CME may also cause […]
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Sunspot #1283: Three Solar Flares Earthbound
A solar flare alert issued by Spaceweather.com. The website reports third significant flare from sunspot 1283 since Sept. 6th. “All three eruptions propelled CMEs in the general direction of Earth. Not one of the CMEs, however, will hit our planet squarely. Glancing blows from the three clouds will commence sometime on Sept. 9th and continue through Sept. 11th…” High latitude skywatchers will likely see nice auroras for next few days!
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2008 Coronal Mass Ejection As Never Seen Before In Hi-Def
New detailed imaging of Coronal mass ejection (CME) adds new definition and clarity to solar event. A pair of wonderful Universe Today articles provide insight into phenomena as well as spectacular imaging!
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Auroral Displays Tonight Result of June 7 Coronal Mass Ejection
A huge Coronal mass ejection (CME) recorded on June 7th by Solar Dynamics Observatory may result in large auroral displays in northern latitudes tonight!
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Solar Storms: Risks of Rising Solar Activity
A burst of solar activity this past week generated, also, dire warnings such as, “Catastrophe Looming? The Risks of Rising Solar Activity,” at SPACE.com. The present writer is left with the impression of covert preparation for tragedy, an inculcation of sorts, in such warnings.
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aurora alert: year’s largest solar flare
The largest so far this year, a category M6.6 solar flare is earthbound. A skywatcher alert has been issued for auroras in possibly lower as well as higher latitudes. Experts […]
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nasa says solar flare will strike earth nov 14 or 15
Sunspot 1123 hurled a C-4 class solar flare in the Earth’s direction just south of the Sun-Earth line, sometime, in the early hours of Nov. 12, 2010. The coronal mass […]