Possible Auroras on the way

ANGRY SUNSPOT: Sunspot 930 emerged from behind the sun's eastern limb on Dec. 5th and promptly exploded. The X9-class flare it produced was the strongest solar flare in more than a year. Since then, several more flares have been observed, including an M6-flare just hours ago. Although the explosions were not squarely Earth-directed, we might not completely escape their effects. A series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) could deliver glancing blows to Earth's magnetic field tonight and tomorrow. From www.spaceweather.com

Ronan Newman
Galway Astronomy Fest
www.galwayastronomyclub.ie

spaceweather. excellent!!! metEireann cant even get it right over our little country, and these guys are telling of interstellar weather!!! fantastic site.

I prefer www.spacew.com/ simple green/yellow/red :-)

anyway, looks like strong activity at high latitudes at the moment

Updated: 12:30 UTC 05 December:

Effects of another solar wind disturbance will produce periods of active to minor geomagnetic and auroral storm conditions on 7 and 8 December. Some upper-middle latitude regions may spot periods of enhanced auroral activity. Also, please note that we do not currently anticipate any serious effects from the large X-class flare that occurred a few hours ago. Additional major flares and associated CME's from Region 930 during the next two weeks could, however, produce significant Earthbound impacts if this region continues to prove volatile.

MAJOR SOLAR FLARE

A major class X9.0 solar flare was observed from new Region 930 at 10:35 UTC on 5 December. The region is still too close to the eastern solar limb to discern significant detail. However, it is obviously complex enough to produce energetic activity and is therefore a candidate for possible future significant activity during the next two weeks. Additional major solar flares and potentially strong Earthward directed coronal mass ejections are considered possible.

Again, it's raining here...

Its just pouring here also, typical!

hmmmmm...I dont want to be pestimistic...but I sit next to the window here at work on the 4th floor, and I think that if there is an aurora we will miss it
I also think I am gonna need a rowing-boat to get home ... :shock: