Aurora Followup
Other people were luckier than I, so the entire Puget Sound region was not under heavy clouds – just over my part of it. 😀 Bettina Hansen was was certainly coming into SeaTac at the right time: Chris Teren was … Continue reading
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Kp 7.67
Ah, yes. Another night of chasing awe and wonder through the land of frustration. The Kp level hit 7.33 after midnight, so I set out for a location that I knew could give me an unobstructed view north across the … Continue reading
The Aurora is LATE, Dammit
Well, I stayed up almost all night (until 5 AM PDT), because the Aurora was predicted to start at around 0230 PDT, “plus or minus seven hours.” The needle never moved off 0.33 Kp all night – what a bummer. … Continue reading
An X-Class Solar Flare Is On Its Way
In case you have not been watching the news, the sun unleashed an X-class solar flare at 12:52 PM EDT (0852 PDT, 1652 UTC) on Thursday, July 12. The resulting CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) is now streaking directly toward us … Continue reading
At Long Last
First of all, before you get too excited, I didn’t get any good pictures. Between nine months of intermittent overcast and the untended overgrowth, the Pacific Northwest is not very camera-friendly. Months ago, I set up my phone to receive … Continue reading
The Aurora from Space
Every few hours I get a text message from Aurora_Alerts announcing planetary magnetic disturbance index (the energy level of the solar wind hitting the earth’s atmosphere). If I’m lucky, a clear night will line up with a high energy discharge, … Continue reading