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2naSalit

(95,914 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2024, 04:37 PM Oct 2024

Big Solar Flare Just Happened...

And there will probably be an Aurora Borealis tonight. A good one.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/lasco-coronagraph

In the viewer on the right, blue, there is something heading into the sun! You can watch the animation at the link above.



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Big Solar Flare Just Happened... (Original Post) 2naSalit Oct 2024 OP
Additional viewers and tools... 2naSalit Oct 2024 #1
Only if the Earth is in the path. Qutzupalotl Oct 2024 #2
Maybe Oct 10 ThoughtCriminal Oct 2024 #3

ThoughtCriminal

(14,458 posts)
3. Maybe Oct 10
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:30 PM
Oct 2024

CMEs take a couple of days to reach Earth.

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

G4 (Severe) Storm Watch for 10-11 October
published: Wednesday, October 09, 2024 14:44 UTC
A fast coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the Sun the evening of 8 October, 2024, and is likely to arrive at Earth on 10 October.

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