Tag Archives: aurora

Pillars of the Sun

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

In the mornings and evenings of the cold seasons we are occasionally favored with glorious sunrises and sunsets. A few of those beautiful moments boast something beyond colored clouds and sky; they host sun pillars! Sun pillars are the result … Continue reading →

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Surprise aurora a real, long-lasting beauty!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

The event began, for many of us, with a flash message from SpaceWeather.com early Monday evening: CME IMPACT: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on Oct. 24th around 1800 UT (2 pm EDT).  The impact strongly compressed … Continue reading →

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Geomagnetic storm expected

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

NOAA Space Weather Bulletin August 4, 2011 NOAA Region 1261, very active over the past few days, produced the third of a sequence of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and Solar Radio Blackout Events early today. The net effect of that … Continue reading →

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