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More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:05 am
by Carbon60
A second wave of solar wind has arrived, sparking beautiful aurora and twitching magnetometers around the globe.
Here are my data from 14th to 16th March showing the two events as they unfolded here in the UK.
Hopefully some of you might have seen the resulting fireworks.
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Thanks for looking.
Stu.
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:45 pm
by Montana
Great to see Stu, I didn't know we had an event. It has been all cloudy here anyway so your magnetometer is always a better bet
Alexandra
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:14 am
by marktownley
Good catch Stu!
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:52 pm
by Carbon60
Many thanks, Alexandra & Mark. Always good to hear your comments.
Regards
Stu.
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:41 am
by Carbon60
There's further geomagnetic unrest as Earth penetrates deeper into fast flowing solar wind. Occasional intermittent southerly directed magnetic fields embedded within the plasma, as illustrated with reference to the attached NOAA data (when Bz goes negative), give a further kick to the potency of the storm.
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Thanks for looking.
Stu.
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:06 pm
by Montana
Very interesting! I notice Pete Lawrence posted pictures from his last Aurora flight of the year last night and they saw 'Steve'. He had some super images of it.
Alexandra
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:30 pm
by marktownley
That's a super plot Stu!
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:47 am
by Carbon60
Many thanks Alexandra & Mark.
I’m thinking of going on one of Peter’s flights next March, Alexandra. It seems to be about the best time to see some activity, especially if there’s some negative Bz
Stu
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:24 am
by marktownley
Great article on Spaceweather Stu
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?vie ... &year=2018
You should do a talk on the flight and get a free ride
Re: More geomagnetic activity 16th March 2018-Updated 19th
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:13 pm
by Carbon60
Ha.... good idea, Mark.
Thanks for your comments and the link.
Stu