SOLAR WATCH * 251 M & 18 X FLARES starting 3-7-2011 (Updated Daily)

i will be doing the exact same thing girl!
maybe eating something yummy and saying eff it to any winter diet for the day
and just trying to enjoy it the best i can with the family

That sounds just lovely Nin, I should have called it "spaceship couch", I've been on quite the journey from here in this very spot these past couple years.

This is a little odd and probably a sign of some kind for myself. Today, after I got home from not getting picked for Jury Duty, (which seemed like some kind of surreal exercise and I think some kind of test), I cleaned a few drawers!!!!!!! It's been at least a couple of years since I cleaned out drawers (not even close to being in the mood).

I also went through couple hundred old pictures from past decade that have sat on a bookshelf, untouched for 2-3 years. Also, the crows were out in force this morning, squawking like there was no tomorrow, which did turn out to be foretelling of the earthquakes today. Anyone else doing anything unusual or out of the ordinary for yourself. I guess it had a feel of getting things in order for me.

So true, Nin! It starts with the science that's available and then this crew shares observation, speculation and dot connecting with open hearts and minds. There are many brilliant ones gathered here.

And, you guys brave to post or start a topic! Its downright scary out there on most GLP threads! LOL.

Dr. Astro brought this up earlier in another thread, the carrington event and solar cycle 10

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

are we overdue for another one now? should I build a bug out faraday cage?

edit: I've recently become obsessed with the interstellar cloud we are entering soon and the movement of sol through the galaxy, anyone have any good reads about this stuff? I want to learn moooorrreee

Last Edited by SnowboardingAlien on 12/11/2012 04:29 AM

The chances are very slim, but not out of the question. Yes, build your Faraday cage. Jk lol

I'll have to look up DIY faraday cage or something haha :P

NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal New Dynamics of Earth's Radiation Belts


[link to www.sciencedaily.com]

Hello Everyone,

Stay Safe and Balanced.

Shine Brightly.

Much Love,



[link to youtu.be]

Good Morning Everyone and

Thank you T x 2

Good Morning Everyone and

Thank you T x 2



Good Morning Shenue!

You are very welcome.

Much Love,

Good morning all ....

Well filaments are certainly dominating old sol on the 11th.

We have one in the NW, one in NE, both hanging on by a "solar thread" ...

In the video below you can see both, plus a huge far side event @ 05:30 in the West, filament or flare ???

[link to helioviewer.org]

Isis7 brought this to our attention on Gabe's thread yesterday





A Halo II eruption at around 15:36 on the 10th [link to www.sidc.oma.be] , but as there is no evidence of an earth facing eruption on GOES, or LMSAL, I initially thought this may be a far side event with little or no effect on Earth.

Then observing ang 304 saw that indeed there were 2 filament eruptions off the SE corner in succession the 1st at 13:22, then the second at 15:22. Neither registered on GOES, but the second being a Halo II may have some (I'm not thinking much) geo-effectiveness on Earth.

:1steruption: :2nderuption:

Last Edited by TS66 on 12/11/2012 09:40 AM

Much more explicit (and entertaining) video of the first eruption.

We had nice hyder flare/filament eruption in the south at approx. 14:44z. It looks like the CME shot off to the east.

[link to halpha.nso.edu]

SDO images:
[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]
:12/11hyder2:
:12/11hyder:

My vote for the "Solar Watch" Anthem (and one of my all-time favorites !!)





Ladies and gentlemen please
Would you bring your attention to me?
For a feast for your eyes to see
An explosion of catastrophe

Like nothing you've ever seen before
Watch closely as I open this door
Your jaws will be on the floor
After this you'll be begging for more

Boom
Do you want it?
Boom
Do you need it?
Boom
Let me hear it
Ladies and gentlemen

Boom
Do you want it?
Boom
Do you need it?
Boom
Let me hear it
Ladies and gentlemen

Ladies and gentlemen good evening
You've seen that seeing is believing
Your ears and your eyes will be bleeding
Please check to see if you're still breathing

Hold tight cause the show is not over
If you will please move in closer
You're about to be bowled over
By the wonders you're about to behold here

Welcome to the show
Please come inside
Ladies and gentlemen

Welcome to the show (welcome to the show)
We're glad you came along (we're glad you came along)
Please come inside
Ladies and gentlemen

Boom
Do you want it?
Boom
Do you need it?
Boom
Let me hear it
Ladies and gentlemen

Last Edited by TS66 on 12/11/2012 11:51 AM

Ahem, Hugh sorry I got a little sidetracked, nice catch

Has anyone noticed a bizarre little active region in the high latitude north polar region? It's fairly small but the location struck me as weird considering we're near solar maximum.

Latest SDO images:
[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

:ARbizaare:

I have, I think someone was calling it a coronal cavity, another a planet being born.

ASTEROID FLYBY: Newly-discovered asteroid 2012 XE54 is flying through the Earth-Moon system today approximately 230 thousand km (0.6 LD) from Earth. The space rock is about 36 meters wide, a little smaller than the Tunguska impactor that leveled 800 square miles of Siberian forest in 1908

Astronomers monitoring the asteroid might have noticed an unusual eclipse during the early hours of Dec. 11th. According to calculations made by P. Tricarico, 2012 XE54 "will likely cross the Earth's shadow, causing a partial eclipse of the asteroid a few hours before reaching its minimum distance with the Earth. Asteroids eclipsing during an Earth flyby are relatively rare
[link to spaceweather.com]

thanks for the images.

beautiful!

Just reading this made me think of women who soon to give birth and the "nesting" urge.

I rarely venture away from the 3 safe threads among us. You have to have thick skin and the ability to ignore the NUTS. Koodoos to call who actually post threads with real info!!

Simple cage for you small things = metal stock pot with lid. For lap tops microwave ovens, unplug it of course.

Some say to have back up electronics for your car put in a faraday cage and to disconnect the battery.

Howdy, 66 No coronal cavity there as they're associated with filaments. This is a magnetic active region. You can see the loops in the AIA 171 images quite clearly. It's even visible (barely) on the EVE X-ray.

[link to lasp.colorado.edu]

Maybe these little regions pop up more often than are noticed. Things have been so quiet lately that any little thing gets attention. I just thought that the ARs should be more and more equatorial at this time in the cycle...it just struck me as weird.

I think the large number of filaments are the remains of the big rash of sunspots we had a few weeks ago. They're always unpredictable and keep things interesting. We also have a huge coronal hole developing in the southern hemisphere as I'm sure you noticed.

EXCELLENT reporting here and in the above post TS, you got mad skills girl!!

beautiful images Hugh, solar crew makes my day

Great song...Here's a shortie version for when you don't have time to sing the whole thing

Boom, boom boom, lets get back to our doom, LOL

Love it Isis

EBB & FLOW TO GO NO MO'-

NASA's planning to crash the twin GRAIL spacecraft into the Moon on Dec. 17th. Official press conference to be held Thursday.

[link to www.jpl.nasa.gov]

Great bit of info and good catch Nin. I believe too that Tunguska did not actually impact earth but exploded in our close earth atmosphere, like a nuclear bomb, (if I don't have it confused with some other event.

Also, just watching Toutatis now live on slooth. While watching its odd spin I thought hard to believe it looks like that due to impacts. My thought was, it was a blob of plasma that came off the sun and is spinning and collecting dust and matter and increasing in size and being "shaped" by the force of Jupiter's gravitational forces and that eventually it will grow into a spherical body and maybe one day become a full fledged planet (would take billions of years).

[link to events.slooh.com]