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Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
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Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
Hi folks,
Another geomagnetic storm (or is that two?) hit on 9th and 10th. They may actually both be part of the same event, originating at the Sun as fast flowing solar wind with a varying magnetic field, sometimes pointing south, linking with our own magnetic field, or pointing north, being deflected away and around the Earth and swinging over the past couple of days at least twice between the two.
Here are my magnetometer data throughout the event(s).
Things seem to have settled down a bit for now, but solar minimum means more regular coronal holes, so it shouldn't be too long before the next storm arrives. Good news for Aurora chaser.
Thanks for looking.
Stu.
Another geomagnetic storm (or is that two?) hit on 9th and 10th. They may actually both be part of the same event, originating at the Sun as fast flowing solar wind with a varying magnetic field, sometimes pointing south, linking with our own magnetic field, or pointing north, being deflected away and around the Earth and swinging over the past couple of days at least twice between the two.
Here are my magnetometer data throughout the event(s).
Things seem to have settled down a bit for now, but solar minimum means more regular coronal holes, so it shouldn't be too long before the next storm arrives. Good news for Aurora chaser.
Thanks for looking.
Stu.
Lunt LS60THa B1200 PTFT
150mm H-alpha Solar telescope with Lunt35 mod
DMK41, Basler acA1920-155
NEQ6 Pro-mount
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence)
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150mm H-alpha Solar telescope with Lunt35 mod
DMK41, Basler acA1920-155
NEQ6 Pro-mount
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence)
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
Good record Stu, i'd a couple of alerts come through on my phone these past couple of days too. Your graphic also includes the cycle 25 sunspot that briefly appeared.

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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
Thank you, Stu. A very interesting graph and informative SPOD ! I am very impressed you can do this kind of monitoring from your home.
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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
Fantastic!! I saw this first on Spaceweather
and now a SPOD 
I wonder why I am not getting any alerts so far this year, especially if Mark is?
Alexandra


I wonder why I am not getting any alerts so far this year, especially if Mark is?
Alexandra
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I'm on the lancaster one on my phone (aurora watch UK)

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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
HI Stu...
Great coverage of the storms with the recent posts, and congrats on having the SPOD and Spaceweather references. Well done
Mark, I'm curious to know where the new cycle spot appears on the graph?
Brian
Great coverage of the storms with the recent posts, and congrats on having the SPOD and Spaceweather references. Well done

Mark, I'm curious to know where the new cycle spot appears on the graph?
Brian
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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
On the little graphic of the suns disk it is the bright region at the 2 o'clock position.

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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
Mark, I am on the Lancaster one and the Calsky one and I haven't had any alerts? mmmm
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We'll have our settings different in the app. I'm on 'minor' & 'UK'.

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Re: Another geomagnetic storm 11th Nov 2018
Hi Mark...
Thanks for clarifying...I was looking for something 'different' on Stuarts's graph that showed the new cycle, but the inset image is what you referred to.
Brian
Thanks for clarifying...I was looking for something 'different' on Stuarts's graph that showed the new cycle, but the inset image is what you referred to.
Brian
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