Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) May

Viktor

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From Spaceweather.com -

BIG NEW SUNSPOT: A large sunspot group is rotating into view over the sun's northeastern limb. The emergence of this apparently significant active region could herald an increase in solar activity.

Time to start paying attention again to Aurorawatch and Spaceweather.com Ladies and Gentlemen :)
 
Hi Viktor

Apparently a beautiful 'Supermoon' was to be seen last night. I cant believe I missed it !!! serves me right for drinking that last beer :tongue:
 
Ha ha ha supermoon it may have been but with the cloud cover we had here last night we were lucky to see the tree tops :cry:
 
The sky was clear in Pickering so the moon was visible. When I saw it I thought it was unusually large and bright didn't realise it was a 'supermoon'... it certainly was though!

Sue :)
 
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hi
were going up to scotland next week for two weeks, lovely, any chance we may see anything???

tranivanman
 
Possibly if you keep an eye on both the mentioned sites Aurorawatch and Spaceweather.
 
Any excuse to post a few pictures. lol

Feb 2011, about 10 miles from North Cape.
Not great photos,I didn't have the patience to muck about with a tripod. Was a bit chilly :lol-049:

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Thanks very much.
Yes we were very lucky, saw them a few nights in a row, although best was near North Cape. Luckily was only about -20 there, lol.
Was - 47 one night more inland, no we didn't camp lol. :lol-061:
 
From Spacewatch

INCOMING CME: Sunspot AR1471 erupted on May 7th, producing an M1-class solar flare and an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). According to a forecast track prepared by analysts at the Goddard Space Weather lab, the cloud will reach Earth on May 9th at 13:40 UT (+/- 7 hours):)
 
Update
TWO INCOMING CMEs: A pair of solar eruptions on May 7th hurled coronal masss ejections (CMEs) toward Earth. Forecast tracks prepared by analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab suggests that clouds with arrive in succession on May 9th at 13:40 UT and May 10th at 07:54 UT (+/- 7 hours). The double impact could spark moderate geomagnetic storms. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras
 
We saw the super moon on Saturday night while camping at Downton - it was amazing.

Our friend took some great pictures which I will try to post on here.

We did think at the time that this was a bit unusual but never realised it was so special - off to do some homework now to find out all about the super moon.
 
From Spacewatch

CORONAL HOLE: A dark hole in the sun's atmosphere (a 'coronal hole') is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth. The impact of the stream, expected on May 9-11, could add to the effect of the incoming CMEs, boosting the chances of strong geomagnetic activity later this week
 
Note the time! (from www.spaceweather.com)

INCOMING CME: On May 11th at 23:54 UT, a coronal mass ejection raced away from the sun faster than 1000 km/s. The fast-moving cloud will hit Earth's magnetic field on May 14th around 19:30 UT, according to a forecast track prepared by analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab.
 
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