Last weekend, magnetised plasma from a CME brushed past Earth's magnetic field creating geomagnetic fluctuations detectable on magnetometers at ground level. The resulting solar storm produced beautiful aurorae and significant reductions in Earthbound cosmic rays, as reported on Spaceweather.com
Here are my magnetometer data recorded over a 10 day period leading up to and throughout the geomagnetic storm. The effect of the impact is plain to see, as the 'rate of change' data show.
More activity to come as Earth is entering a new solar wind stream originating at a large polar coronal hole.
Thanks for looking.
Stu.
Passing CME- Geomagnetic Response
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Passing CME- Geomagnetic Response
H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
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Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
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Re: Passing CME- Geomagnetic Response
That is a big blast! pity it happened during daylight hours I got the alerts around 4pm.
Alexandra
(PS I hope you are feeling better now)
Alexandra
(PS I hope you are feeling better now)
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Re: Passing CME- Geomagnetic Response
Many thanks, John and Alexandra.
(A lot better now, thanks, Alexandra).
Stu.
(A lot better now, thanks, Alexandra).
Stu.
H-alpha, WL and Ca II K imaging kit for various image scales.
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
Fluxgate Magnetometers (1s and 150s Cadence).
Radio meteor detector.
More images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/solarcarbon60/
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Re: Passing CME- Geomagnetic Response
Thanks Stu every time I view these I wish I lived at high latitudes.
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Re: Passing CME- Geomagnetic Response
Catching the breeze, I like it!
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