Re: Active region 808 rotating into view on Sun
24 hours later and 808 is now fully visible on the solar disk- it is indeed a massive spot complex. There is also a smaller spot north of the main group. It would be nice to have an aurora like that huge one several years ago. My wife and I still talk about that night. Hopefully it wasn't a once in a lifetime display for this latitude. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
24 hours later and 808 is now fully visible on the solar disk- it is indeed a massive spot complex. . . . It would be nice to have an aurora like that huge one several years ago. <snip>
I generally don't get excited about low-latitude aurora in September, since the low latitude aurora season doesn't start until November or December. But here's what this spot did in Park City on August 27 during its last rotation cycle - http://spaceweather.com/aurora/images2005/24aug05/Arrigo1.jpg If there is another major X-class flare from this spot during the next, let's say 7 days - a corresponding CME should be well-positioned to hit Earth. Hope springs eternal. - Canopus56 ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/
--- Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> wrote:
24 hours later and 808 is now fully visible on the solar disk- it is indeed a massive spot complex. . . . <snip>
Retired British solar observer Maurice Gavin caught some large arcs from 808 on Sept. 7 using his PST: http://home.freeuk.com/m.gavin/pstnew.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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