GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING

[Friends just call me Ross]

A coronal mass ejection is headed earth's way.  Which means, we who live in the northern tier states of the USA

could be in for some spectacular auroras!!!!  Woo hoo!!!  

 

 

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GEOMAGNETIC STORM WARNING: NOAA forecasters say that G2-classgeomagnetic storms are possible on April 25th when a coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The CME was hurled in our direction earlier today by a C3.8-class flare from sunspot AR2816 (details below). If the geomagnetic storm occurs as predicted, auroras could dip into northern-tier US states from Maine to Washington.

spaceweather.com 

 

This is a "solar tsunami." It is a wave of hot plasma and magnetism, about 100,000 km tall, racing away from the blast site approximately 250 km/s. Such waves are usually associated with the launch of coronal mass ejections (CMEs)--and indeed, one has been observed.

Coronagraphs onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) detected a CME billowing away from the sun in the hours after the flare. It is faint but definitely Earth-directed:

 

The initial velocity of the CME was ~760 km/s. Based on its speed and other factors, NOAA forecasters believe that the CME will reach Earth on April 25th, potentially sparking G2-class geomagnetic storms.

[Katty]

Did they say anything about if it has the potential to wipe out electronics? That's usually the thing I kinda worry about with solar flares.

[Friends just call me Ross]

3 hours ago, Katty said:

Did they say anything about if it has the potential to wipe out electronics? That's usually the thing I kinda worry about with solar flares.

G-2 is a relatively mild storm.

Enough geomagnetic radiation to

cause Auroras, but not very disruptive to electric grids or telecommunications.

 

A few days ago though, there was a burst from the sun that interfered with radio communications in the area of the Pacific.

[Vinnie]

oh...so it won't dry my clothes on the line or give me a super radiant suntan eh?

 

 

 

 

 

[Vinnie]

There is great beauty in what Jehovah has created for us us to enjoy. Here are some past auroras and what some call a rare aurora with a moonbow.