Stong Kp7 G3 Geomagnetic Storm

[Carbon60]

Hi All,

Yesterday the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) tipped south. The solar wind and southerly magnetic field carried by it connected with our own magnetic field and allowed charged particles (mainly protons and electrons) to enter our atmosphere, creating strong and beautiful aurora.

As a G3 storm (Kp7) this was the strongest since last September.

Magnetometer data below.

20150107 South IMF Kp7.jpg (92.21 KiB) Viewed 1212 times

Thanks for looking.

Stu.

[marktownley]

Good data Stu, shame it was cloudy at the time, there was a good chance of seeing something from that one...

[Derek Klepp]

Thanks Stu

[Montana]

Great data pity I will never be able to make one.

I saw this on Spaceweather this morning, I always read these alerts a day late, I felt better that it was cloudy all night

Alexandra

[grimble_cornet]

Wow....... that is impressive and explains the two aurora alerts I got yesterday

Better get the soldering iron out and start work on mine

[marktownley]

Better get the soldering iron out and start work on mine

Yes, come one, get a move on, I want to copy what you're doing

[swisswalter]

Hi Stuart

wonderful, thank you very much . I like to be a member of the party

[Carbon60]

Thanks everyone.

Hopefully the 'Magnetometer Project' thread will help describe at the practical level how to build one of these.

Mike G will work through the process described in my tutorial and we'll work out any wrinkles along the way.

Cheers

Stu.