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Major Solar Flare Alert
February 22, 2024 @ 22:35 UTC
Now this is a solar flare. The strongest event of the current solar cycle, a major X6.3 flare was just detected around AR 3590 at 22:34 UTC (Feb 22). More details regarding a possible coronal mass ejection (CME) once additional imagery is available. Stay tuned for updates.
 
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CELL NETWORK OUTAGE EXPLAINED: A 12-hour outage of AT&T's network on Thursday interrupted cell phone service for tens of thousands of Americans. The outage coincided with a series of X-class solar flares from giant sunspot AR3590. However, the solar flares have been exonerated. AT&T did it to themselves. "Based on our initial review, we believe the outage was caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process used as we were expanding our network," the company reported. https://about.att.com/pages/network-update

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NOTE: I agree with those who are saying that gov't etc., will say that this was a hack and not due to solar damage, because they don't want to admit that we could in fact experience a Carrington Event in the near future. The Sun's activity is a wee bit on the spicy side right now.
 
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Earth Directed Halo CME / Radiation Storm
March 23, 2024 @ 10:30 UTC
LASCO coronagraph imagery is updated and shows a full halo coronal mass ejection (CME) that is Earth directed. The main bulk of plasma seems to be heading north, however a noteworthy impact past our planet is likely within 72 hours and may trigger a geomagnetic storm once it arrives. Energetic particles did begin to reach our planet almost 3 hours after the flare event and a minor (S1) to moderate (S2) radiation storm is currently in progress.



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Major Space Weather Event (X-Flare) + Halo CME
March 23, 2024 @ 01:40 UTC (UPDATED)
Two sunspot regions (AR 3614 and 3615) just produced solar flares at nearly the same time. The collective X1.1 X-Ray event peaked at 01:33 UTC (Mar 23). The event around AR 3614 appears to be the brighter of the two and coronal dimming originating from 3614 is clearly evident meaning a coronal mass ejection (CME) will be likely. More to follow regarding this major space weather event.
Click HERE for video of the event.


Halo CME and Protons Increasing: What looks to be a halo coronal mass ejection (CME) is now visible in updated imagery courtesy of the STEREO Ahead spacecraft. Updated imagery courtesy of LASCO is still required, however it seems certain that an Earth directed component will be likely from this event. The expanding plasma cloud may not be a fast mover, so a passage past Earth could be possible within 3 days (72 hours).
More details to follow once additional imagery and a tracking model is available.
It should also be noted that particle levels are now on the rise following the eruptive event. A watch for a minor (S1) radiation storm may be on the horizon should these levels continue to climb.


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CME Impact! / Storm in Progress
March 24, 2024 @ 14:30 UTC (UPDATED)
Both the DSCOVR and ACE spacecrafts detected a noteworthy shock passage just after 14:00 UTC (Mar 24). The solar wind speed is quite high in access of 800 km/s at times and the Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is tipping south. A strong (G3) geomagnetic storm is in progress.
For aurora sky watchers at least in North America, the impact timing is not great because of the obvious daylight. We will get a better picture as to where we stand later today. For sky watchers in Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the UK, be prepared once it is dark outside. Stay tuned for the latest.
ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 7
Threshold Reached: 2024 Mar 24 1546 UTC
Synoptic Period: 1500-1800 UTC
Active Warning: Yes
NOAA Scale: G3 - Strong
SUMMARY: Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse
Observed: 2024 Mar 24 1437 UTC
Deviation: 377 nT
 
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CME IMPACT SPARKS SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Arriving hours earlier than expected, a CME struck Earth's magnetic field on March 24th at 1437 UT. The impact opened a crack in our planet's magnetosphere and sparked a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm. The timing of the CME's arrival favors aurora watchers in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. If the storm continues for a few more hours, allowing for night to move west, European sky watchers could see the auroras as well. Aurora alerts: SMS Text.


SOHO coronagraphs captured this halo CME heading for Earth on March 23, 2024

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlYC-YqncWs


RT 9:19 - The Real BPEarth Watch

Solar CME Update/Early Arrival would put North America in the Impact Zone​


CME IMPACT SPARKS SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Arriving hours earlier than expected, a CME struck Earth's magnetic field on March 24th at 1437 UT. The impact opened a crack in our planet's magnetosphere and sparked a severe G4-class geomagnetic storm. The timing of the CME's arrival favors aurora watchers in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. If the storm continues for a few more hours, allowing for night to move west, European sky watchers could see the auroras as well
 
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