Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Saturday SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 AT 4:45 PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Friday SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 AT 4PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.

Earthquake Update - Friday SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 AT 9AM CT

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

Update time = Fri Sep 14 14:00:05 UTC 2012

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	3.2	2012/09/14 11:57:21	40.439	-124.165	25.4	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.5	2012/09/14 11:53:18	40.445	-124.168	23.7	NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP	2.5	2012/09/14 11:50:16	35.496	-102.753	5.0	TEXAS PANHANDLE REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/09/14 11:23:23	19.519	-64.945	8.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 11:18:53	19.545	-64.101	71.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 07:28:53	19.695	-64.337	44.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	5.1	2012/09/14 07:18:39	-39.689	-16.038	10.0	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	5.1	2012/09/14 06:56:17	-39.633	-16.059	10.0	SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MAP	4.5	2012/09/14 06:45:09	36.369	69.760	165.6	HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
MAP	4.3	2012/09/14 06:34:27	14.826	-93.244	63.8	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
MAP	3.0	2012/09/14 06:07:28	18.875	-65.331	28.0	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.9	2012/09/14 06:06:00	18.999	-63.791	92.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	6.2	2012/09/14 04:51:47	-3.363	100.588	19.8	KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA
MAP	3.2	2012/09/14 04:04:46	17.927	-68.492	92.0	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
MAP	5.0	2012/09/14 03:21:48	43.627	82.357	26.9	NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
MAP	3.1	2012/09/14 01:54:10	19.614	-64.306	25.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	3.3	2012/09/14 00:46:52	19.529	-65.698	44.0	PUERTO RICO REGION

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update - Friday SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 AT 9 AM CT

Solar activity is currently at very low levels. Sunspots 1569 and 1571 both remain stable. There is a chance for C-Class solar flares and a low risk of an isolated M-Class event.

VIDEO | Volcano in LA, San Diego! Possible

Geological Survey questions about a potential volcanic eruption in Imperial Valley that could bring clouds of ash to San Diego County.

"Most definitely Volcanic activity is possible," said geologist Pat Abbott.

Abbott was part of a research group that collected footage of muddy pits and volcanic gasses about 100 miles east on the southern end of the Salton Sea. 

Link: Seismic unrest at El Hierro Island (Canary Islands) in 2011-12: updates

http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/el-hierro/submarine-eruption-2011.html

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Thursday SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 AT 4PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.

SolarHam.com | Video - Awesome Filament Eruption (9/13/2012)

If you watch this new video by SDO/AIA , you will notice three things. First you will see plenty of activity around Sunspot 1564 located off the western limb. The second thing you will notice is the video will go dark. This is the Earth passing between the Sun and the SDO Spacecraft. Just before it goes dark, you will want to pay close attention to the northwest quadrant (top right). A filament erupts in between Sunspot 1566 and plage region 1567 and after the Earth finishes its pass, you will notice the large plasma filled prominence (darker feature) that billows away from the Sun and into space. The Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) associated with this event does not look to be Earth directed.

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update - Thursday SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 at 7:30 AM CT

Quite a bit happening on the Sun this morning. Not only is departed Sunspot 1564 putting on a show off the western limb, a large prominence is also located in the northern hemisphere. 

Image by SDO

LINK: Asteroid Flies by Earth Thursday: How to Watch Online

A newfound  asteroid that may be the size of three football fields will whiz by Earth on Thursday (Sept. 13), and you can watch the close encounter live online.

Asteroid 2012 QG42 is between 625 feet to 1,400 feet wide (190 to 430 meters) and was first spotted by scientists last month. Researchers say the space rock has no chance of hitting Earth this week when it makes its closest approach on Thursday.

The asteroid will pass by at a safe distance of about 7.5 times the Earth-moon distance. The moon is, on average, about 238,000 miles from Earth.

Asteroid 2012 QG42 is, however, listed as a "potentially hazardous asteroid" by the Minor Planet Center at Cambridge, Mass., meaning it may pose a threat in the future.

At least two online observatories are tracking the asteroid's pass by Earth.

The Virtual Telescope Project run by astronomer Gianluca Masi in Italy began providing a live video stream today at 6 p.m. EDT (22:00 UTC). You can see that video stream here: http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/

The Virtual Telescope Project has been tracking asteroid 2012 QG42 since last week and posting images online.

On Thursday, the Slooh Space Camera night sky observing website will provide a live view of asteroid 2012 QG42's closest approach in a webcast starting at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT), offering views from at least one of its telescopes at its observatory in the Canary Islands, off the west coast of Africa. You can tune into the Slooh webcast by visiting the group's website here: http://www.slooh.com

READ MORE:  http://news.yahoo.com/asteroid-flies-earth-thursday-watch-online-230857282.html

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Wednesday SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 AT 4PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.

Dutchsinse | 9/11/12 Plumes Rising Up Near the Salton Sea

Dutchsinse | Mystery Sulfur Odor in Chesapeake, VA - Sep. 11, 2012

http://sheilaaliens.net/?p=1133 "CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Chesapeake residents have contacted WAVY.com about a mysterious smell near the old Ford Plant near the Norfolk city line.
Some residents say they have smelled the gas-like odor near Indian River Road as well. Some residents also say it smelled like sulfur.
Jeff Stith lives on Wingate Avenue and says he just want to know what the odor is.
"I don't really know what it is," Stith said. "I know there's like a little factory on this side across the gate when there's like trucks [there], I can't really think of what it is other than some like maybe some neighbors burning something."
Chesapeake Fire Department and Virginia Natural Gas investigated the smell Monday. Employees smelled something but could not locate the origin. "
Read more: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/chesapeake/mystery-odor-puzzles-resid...

SolarHam.com | VIDEO - Sunspots 1569 and 1570 - SDO (9/11/2012)

Here is a 24 hour movie by SDO showing Sunspots 1569 and 1570 (tentative) rotating into view off the southeast limb between Sept 10 and Sept 11, 2012. This video captures several C-Class flares that launches plasma high above the active region. You will also notice the video goes dark for a moment. This is actually our planet passing in between the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft and the Sun.

SDO showing the activity above Sunspot 1564 as it rotates onto the limb

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Tuesday SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 AT 4PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.

Dutchsinse | 9/11/2012 -- Great Shakeout (earthquake drill) -- coming October 18 2012

taking place on 10/18/2012 at 10:18am (local time at each location) --- California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State, British Columbia Canada, Idaho, Arizona , Guam --- Also Puerto Rico, the SOUTHEAST USA (georgia, south carolina, north carolina, virginia, maryland, washington dc, delaware), and strangely .. Southern ITALY?!
http://www.shakeout.org/

Dutchsinse | 9/10/2012 -- Strange Sulphur smells coming from Southern California

links to look at cloud cover in the southwest and nationally:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/2122012-weather-monitoring-links-s...

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update- Tuesday SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 AT 4:15 AM CT

New Sunspot

A new Sunspot did rotate into view off the southeast limb on Monday. This new region should be assigned number 1569 today and is one of two possible sunspots that are expected to rotate into view. They have been tracked using the SolarHam Farside.  Image by SDO.

C3.5 Solar Flare around 1569 (Early Tuesday) - SDO

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Monday SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 AT 4PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Sunday SEPTEMBER 9, 2012 AT 4 PM CT

http://lasco-www.nrl.navy.mil/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/LATEST/
LASCO Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LASCO_Large_Angle_and_Spectrometric_Coronagrap
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) is one of a number of instruments aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO). LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view.