G3 Geomagnetic Storm April 10th 2022

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G3 Geomagnetic Storm April 10th 2022

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A G3 geomagnetic storm struck in the early hours of April 10th causing my magnetometer 'needle' to swing around after a period of relative calm following an earlier CME side swipe. The events could be related as Earth is currently passing through the wake of the original disturbance.
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That's quite a strong one Stu! Thanks for sharing!


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Not bad hit, we got loads of aurora alerts in the morning by which time it was too late :) they need to strike in normal waking hours :) at least your magnetometer carries on working while you are asleep.

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Many thanks, Mark and Alexandra.

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Montana wrote: Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:29 am Not bad hit, we got loads of aurora alerts in the morning by which time it was too late :) they need to strike in normal waking hours :) at least your magnetometer carries on working while you are asleep.

Alexandra
That’s indeed true. Unfortunately, my magnetometer will need to be switched off for a few weeks shortly during a major build project at home. Steel scaffolding and movement of heavy equipment don’t sit well with nanotesla magnetic recordings :roll: :roll: I’ll also need to reroute the data cable to avoid it being damaged or built over. I hope it all works again afterwards :lol:

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