STRONG FLARE, INCOMING
CME: Departing sunspot
AR1429 unleashed another strong flare on March 13th, an M7-class
eruption that peaked around 1741 UT. Although the sunspot is no longer directly
facing Earth, the blast will affect our planet. Analysts at the Goddard Space
Weather Lab say a CME is en
route to Earth, and its impact on March 15th at 06:20 UT (+/- 7 hours)
could trigger minor to moderate geomagnetic storms. Also, protons accelerated by
the flare are swarming around Earth, causing an S2-class
radiation storm. Space weather alerts: text, phone
ANOTHER CME IS HEADING FOR EARTH: Sunspot AR1429 has
unleashed another strong solar flare, an M6-class eruption on March 9th at 0358
UT. The blast hurled a coronal mass ejection directly toward Earth (movie).
According to analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, the cloud will arrive
on March 11th at 0649 UT (+/- 7 hr) adding to the geomagnetic unrest already
underway.
CME animated forcast:
GEOMAGNETIC STORM UNDERWAY: At first, yesterday's
widely-reported CME impact produced little in the way of Earth effects. Since then
things have changed. The wake of the CME was actually more effective than the
CME itself in stirring up geomagnetic activity, and now a moderate geomagnetic
storm is underway.
GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Polar geomagnetic storms are underway
following the arrival of a coronal mass ejection (CME) on March 7th at
approximately 0400 UT. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 6 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 6 storm
This should cause the market to move lower in 7 to 10 days.
GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Polar geomagnetic storms are underway
following the arrival of a coronal mass ejection (CME) on March 7th at
approximately 0400 UT. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 6 storm
24-hr max: Kp= 6 storm
This should cause the market to move lower in 7 to 10 days.
Mars is at its closest distance from Earth for this
year.
Mars is opposes the Sun.
Mars conjunct the Moon
This means conflicts, aggressive action, and
war,
CME headed this way:
We expect the
CME-associated interplanetary disturbance to arrive at the Earth on March 7-8,
possibly triggering a minor to moderate geomagnetic storm.
More solar activity today:
STRONG SOLAR
ACTIVITY: Solar activity is now high. Big sunspot AR1429, which emerged on March
2nd, is crackling with strong flares. This morning brought the strongest so
far--an X1-class eruption on March 5th at 0413 UT. NASA's Solar Dynamics
Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:
Update: The explosion also hurled a bright CME into
space. According to analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, the CME will
probably miss Earth, although it will hit Mercury and Venus. An animated
forecast track shows the likely progression of the cloud.
Even if this CME misses, high-latitude sky watchers
should still be alert for auroras in the nights ahead. An M2-class eruption from
the same sunspot on March 4th produced another, wider CME that might yet
intersect Earth. The cloud is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our
planet's magnetic field on March 6th at 04:30 UT (+/- 7 hr). Auroras alerts:
text, phone.
We expect the CME-associated interplanetary
disturbance to arrive at the Earth on March 7-8, possibly triggering a minor to
moderate geomagnetic storm.