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we have seen solar tsunamis before and they look like this as they are ongoing
we have to wait for a few more hours of data images to come in before we can see the end result
i might have to sleep soon
so will more than likley update on this in the morning

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

That big filament on the front side isn't looking better at all.

Also won't that new coronal hole that just formed buffet us with a solar wind stream? If so aren't those alot slower than CMEs?

Filaments can remain stable for weeks and large ones like that one in the southern hemisphere would probably come off in several chunks. It would be mind-boggling if it erupted all at once. We'll have to keep an eye on it, though.

More on Filaments:

[link to solar.physics.montana.edu]

Sorry I didn't get to answer your question on Hyder flares. Hyder flares or two-ribbon channel flares can sometimes be caused by filament channel eruptions. They'll usually produce a spike in the X-ray flux and are visible in the H-alpha images. There's no way of predicting when they will occur.

More on Hyder flares:

[link to www.ips.gov.au]

The new coronal hole may be a temporary result of the tsunami eruption. As NIN said, we'll have to wait for the dust to clear to analyze the results of all this. If it remains open we'll see a high-speed solar wind stream in about 3 or 4 days.

Goodnight all.

Last Edited by Hugh M Eye on 02/24/2012 01:37 AM

Couldn't sleep until STEREO A updated. Looks like we might get hit pretty hard.

[link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Movie:
[link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Now to sleep.....

SIDC Daily Bulletin--


The CME was first seen in LASCO C2 at 3:42 UT. It is a full halo CME (including the shock) and is expected to be geoeffective. The CME is nicely visible in COR2-B data as well where we derived a speed of around 500 km/s. SDO/AIA images show that this CME is the result from a large filament located in the north-eastern hemisphere, that erupted late on the 23rd. Dimmings and nice
post-eruptive loops are visible. We expect geomagnetic active to minor
storm conditions on Monday 27/2 when the arrival of the CME is expected.

[link to sidc.oma.be]

Significant earthquake precursor signal detected on 02/24/12 at 1740utc/1240est. Possible 6+.

Radio Direction Finder has signal coming in East of France from somewhere out in the Northern, Mid to Southern portions of the Pacific plate to Alaska, Canada and Chile.


All who live anywhere in the vicinity of this line trajectory should be wary next 5 hours. Have escape plan ready and seek open terrain in the event of felt tremor. Secure most of your heavy objects and belongings around your home.


Namaste,

Hopefully I am wrong. Or it hits an unpopulated area.
Japan is also a likely target. Be wary.

Will most likely be very close to a 7 magnitude quake.

CACTus halo CME details:

[link to www.sidc.oma.be]

SEEDS STEREO Behind movie:

[link to spaceweather.gmu.edu]

The chasm resulting from the filament eruption is HUGE!

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

The glowing walls of the canyon are formed in a process closely related to that of arcade loops, which appear after many solar flares. Stretching more than 400,000 km from end to end, the structure traces the original channel where the filament was suspended by magnetic forces above the stellar surface.

[link to www.spaceweather.com]

Excellent post HUGH

well, this is nifty
SDO stopped updating today around 06:00 UTC
right now it is 18:59 UTC

so we are unable to see the end result of this latest filament eruption and the condition of the solar surface after this event
:/

i have been watching the quakes very close this past week
a lot of very alarming activity
thanks ElQ

Your welcome Nin. I hope your recovery was swift.

Namaste.

Danger-Danger- High Voltage!

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

: ?

Ouch.

Looks like a glancing blow???

[link to www.solarham.com]

Crazy eh!?

Super Filament meet Coronal Hole..Coronal Hole this is Super Filament

The CME's Quadruple Punch in these Gifs. are rather intense:
[link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]

[link to sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov]

Nice shot from Theo Ramakers (The DutchObservatory)
on Jan23
:prominencestheor:

Those sunspots remind me of the sun spots that caused the Carrington Event of 1859. Is there a way to access this in higher resolution? Look here to compare an artist rendition of Carrington Event sun spots;

[link to upload.wikimedia.org]

What sun spot number are those?

Here we go again .....maybe. Another CME spotted on STEREO; this one from the southern hemisphere.

Behind:
[link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov]
Ahead:
[link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

been watching that one as well
im thinking it might be that southern filament
[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]
it might have became unstable from the earlier filament and solar tsunami
i do wish SDO would update
they are saying its from "data prosessing lag" on the most recent SDO image that is on the STEREO site
[link to stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

This tsunami can have any concequence to us?

CME appears to originate from the far southeast limb prominence. However, the large filament near disk-center doesn't look very stable to me. The smaller one to the north also looks unstable.

[link to halpha.nso.edu]

The SDO AIA imager picked a bad time for an image blackout (15+ hours!). I notice the HMI instruments are updating, so there's no communication or spacecraft attitude trouble IMO. Very unusual....

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]


[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

NOAA's Latest Forecast, for what it's worth, LOL.

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 055 Issued at 2200Z on 24 Feb 2012

IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 23/2100Z
to 24/2100Z: Solar activity was very low. An asymmetrical, halo CME
was observed in SOHO/LASCO C2 imagery beginning at 24/0346Z. The
associated event was a filament eruption centered near N32E38 which
was observed in SDO/AIA 304 imagery beginning at 24/0225Z. New
Region 1424 (N09E68) rotated on the East limb and was numbered.

IB. Solar Activity Forecast: Solar activity is expected to be very
low with a chance for C-class activity for the next three days (25 -
27 February).

IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 23/2100Z to 24/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field was mostly quiet. Solar wind speeds at the ACE
spacecraft ranged from approximately 400 - 460 km/s while the Bz
component of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field did not vary much
beyond +/- 5 nT.

IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast: The geomagnetic field is
expected to be mostly quiet on days 1 and 2 (25 - 26 February). A
glancing blow from todays CME is expected to become geoeffective
early on day 3 (27 February) causing unsettled to active periods
with isolated minor storm periods possible.

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

there could be an X coming soon

Some new SDO images coming in now. The "tsunami-hole" seems to be filling in again. I hope all the missing imagery can be filled in later.

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]

[link to sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov]