Just had a possible aurora alert for lower latitudes. Time will tell: https://www.space.com/sun-canyon-like-hole-solar-storm-december-2022?utm_source=notification -- Regards, Martin Brown
OT Possible aurora tonight
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On 2022-12-02 14:31, Martin Brown wrote:> Just had a possible aurora alert for lower latitudes. Time will tell: > > https://www.space.com/sun-canyon-like-hole-solar-storm-december-2022?utm_source=notification >I paraphrase: "The 1859 Carrington event ... caused a black-out across the entire Canadien province of Quebec." I didn't know solar storms also affected candles, oil and gas lamps. Never too old to learn... ;-) Jeroen Belleman
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On 12/2/2022 6:31 AM, Martin Brown wrote:> Just had a possible aurora alert for lower latitudes. Time will tell:On my (ever-shrinking) bucket list. Do let us know if you glimpse a peek (UK). (sigh) Had I been living farther north, it would have been worth a few hour's additional drive for a possible peek. Alas, ain't gonna happen, from here! OTOH, I enjoy several meteor showers each year -- which never seem to get old! Next to impossible to view from the more northern places I've lived (light pollution, cloud cover, etc.)
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On 02/12/2022 12:57, Wanderer@noplace.com wrote:> Not according to NOAA. Or am I missing something here? > > https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/We will have to wait and see. I have 8/8 cloud cover so it is academic. The UK site I normally use is down at the moment - sensor probelms. There have been a few quite good displays recently further north. -- Regards, Martin Brown
