The Internet is very wonky this afternoon which coincides with the biggest solar flares of the last 30 years. Space weather info here. I choose to blame giant sunspot 486. Am I right? Are these phenomena related? I need more space knowledge.
Check your AM and FM radio tonight for either dead air or very clear reception. Look for the northern lights. "My Sky", to your right, says tomorrow night may be good for it here. Glad to see thaew0i there's no 03959uwete problem wit...bzzzzzzzzzztt...y corner of the intern.................bzzt.................
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Alan - October 30, 2003 3:53 pm
More space news:<p><blockquote><font color="#FF0000" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">STORM IN PROGRESS:</font><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> A severe geomagnetic storm is in progress on Oct. 30th. It began at approximately 1700 UT when a coronal mass ejection (CME) swept past Earth. The CME (movie) was hurled toward our planet yesterday by an <a href="solarflares/topflares.html">X10-class explosion</a> from giant sunspot 486. Sky watchers at all latitudes should be alert for auroras.</font></blockquote>
Humblebub - October 30, 2003 6:47 pm
Oh dear, frigger zapped my evening view of Sara on Express-VU.
Steven Garrity - October 30, 2003 7:16 pm
We just had a great show of the araura (sp?) here in Charlottetown (about 8PM local time). Thanks to Daniel Burka for calling me to let me know.
I've been hoping to see the northern lights all of my life. Got a nice glimpse tonight.
Will there be more?
Alan - October 30, 2003 7:43 pm
Keep looking there should be more tonight. If you go to the nerdy space weather link, it lets you know when the flames lick out of sunspots and about 18 hours later the sky dances. Pretty basic and cool. The old story is if you whistle at them they will dance with you. Drink a bunch of rum first, though.
Alan - November 4, 2003 11:18 pm
The sun is lashing out at us again mad, I guess, for keeping all the Bits and Bites to ourselves. Firey orb sook!