Minor Solar Storm (Kp5)
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:05 pm
Hi all,
A CME released from the Sun on May 2nd finally reached Earth in the early hours of this morning, sparking a minor geomagnetic storm (Kp5) as seen on my magnetometer record below. The impact event itself was weak, as indicated by the arrow, but the storm is continuing to rumble on as Earth passes through the plasma wake, meaning that Aurora are likely at high latitudes tonight. Probably better in the darker skies in the south.
Thanks for looking.
Stu.
A CME released from the Sun on May 2nd finally reached Earth in the early hours of this morning, sparking a minor geomagnetic storm (Kp5) as seen on my magnetometer record below. The impact event itself was weak, as indicated by the arrow, but the storm is continuing to rumble on as Earth passes through the plasma wake, meaning that Aurora are likely at high latitudes tonight. Probably better in the darker skies in the south.
Thanks for looking.
Stu.