By Cap Allon Sunspot AR2859 erupted on Aug 26, producing a C3-class solar flare. SOHO coronagraphs detected the accompanying Coronal Mass Ejection (CME): The storm appears to be on a direct course for Earth, says Dr Tony Phillips (of spaceweather.com). NOAA analysts are looking at…
By Cap Allon Yesterday (Nov. 29), Earth-orbiting satellites detected the biggest solar flare in more than 3 years. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme-ultraviolet M-4.4 category blast, which was ejected off the eastern limb of the Sun: NOAA’s GOES X-Ray Flux confirmed the M-4.4 categorization:…
By Cap Allon “AR2786” was already a big sunspot, but it has just grown even bigger with the addition of multiple trailer spots behind the primary dark core: AR2786 with multiple trailer spots. Martin Wise of Trenton, Florida was monitoring the active region on November 25 when…
Scientist at the University of Tsukuba studies ancient cuneiform records for evidence of unusual solar activity 2,700 years ago, and identify three possible magnetic storms by matching the dates with tree-ring radioisotope data A research team led by the University of Tsukuba combined observations from…
