Monthly Archives: February 2012

CME Impact / Solar Watch Nov 23, 2011

Posted on February 25, 2012 by admin

Solar Update: A sharp jolt on Earth’s magnetosphere at 07.44 UTC yesterday appears to have been caused by a Halo coronal mass ejection released from the solar corona back on November 20th. Solar activity remains low with the largest flare … Continue reading →

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SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: Beautiful Explosion Hurling a CME(Jan 6th, 2012).

Posted on February 18, 2012 by admin

BEAUTIFUL EXPLOSION: A magnetic filament in the sun’s northern hemisphere erupted today, Jan. 5th, at approximately 1300 UT. The beautiful explosion hurled a CME in the general direction of Earth, but the cloud might sail north of our planet with … Continue reading →

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NASA Science – Secret Lives of Solar Flares

Posted on February 11, 2012 by admin

Thanks to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory researchers have just discovered that solar flares have been keeping a secret–and it’s a big one. Visit science.nasa.gov for more. Credit: NASA Science / NASA SDO

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SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: New Sunspot 1401 and 1402 are Emerging over the NE Limb (Jan 14th, 2012).

Posted on February 4, 2012 by admin

M-FLARE: Today at 1318 UT, Earth-orbiting satellites detected an M1-class solar flare. The source is a new sunspot emerging over the sun’s northeastern limb. These sunspots have the potential for strong eruptions. Sunspot 1401 produced an M1-flare on Jan. 14th. … Continue reading →

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