The Cave: 09/16/12

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Skywatcher88 | SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE: Quiet Sun? (September 22nd, 2012)

FIRST DAY OF NORTHERN AUTUMN: The seasons are changing. Today, Sept. 22nd at 10:49 a.m. EDT, the sun crosses the celestial equator heading north. This marks the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. At this time of year, day and night are of nearly equal length, hence the name "equinox" (equal night).http://www.spaceweather.com ... http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Saturday SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 AT 3:45 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.

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update - Saturday SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 AT 3:30 PM CT

A new sunspot in formation located to the east of 1575 continues to expand on Saturday afternoon. This new region should be numbered 1577 today. So far it does not pose a threat for strong solar flares, however continue to watch this area for potential growth.

Friday, September 21, 2012

SolarHam.com | IMAGE - Solar Prominence (9/21/12)

Image by SDO showing a large filament channel that is magnetically anchored in place. This plasma filled prominence has been visible for the past several days. Sometimes a filament channel will become unstable and lead to an eruption that can hurl a Coronal Mass Ejection into space.

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Friday SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 AT 4 PM CT

Thursday, September 20, 2012

SolarHam.com | Today's Farside Solar Flare appears to be a X-Class Event - NOT Earth facing (9/20/12)

Comparing Solar Flares via the STEREO Spacecrafts. Today's farside solar flare appears to be a X-Class event, however because the flare was not Earth facing, there is no way to tell exactly how strong it was. Here we can compare the flare from today to the strongest solar flare of Cycle 24 thus far. The X6.9 event on August 9, 2011 was captured below by the STEREO Ahead Spacecraft. The responsible sunspot (1263) was still in Earth view, therefore the GOES Spacecraft was able to detect the X-Ray strength. The source of today's farside event looks to be Sunspot 1564 which is almost directly on the other side of the Sun and out of range for the GOES Spacecraft.

**Cave Editor's Note: Sorry this got posted late in the afternoon - was once again at the hospital getting set up for my 3-day chemo treatment. I have a portable IV chemo pump so am able to administer the last dose (that takes 2 days of dripping) at home ... bonus! My last CTscan shows my tumors have shrunk abit ... cancer is another topic altogether! :) Linda

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Thursday SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 at 4PM CT

SolarHam.com | Solar Update - Thursday SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 AT 7:30 AM CT

Solar activity is currently low with only C-Class solar flares detected within the past 24 hours. Sunspot 1574 now appears to be growing as it approaches the southwest limb. Sunspot 1575 remains the largest visible region on the Earth facing side of the Sun, but is not magnetically complex. Expect solar activity to continue at low levels on Thursday with a slight chance for an isolated M-Class solar flare.

A look at Sunspot 1574 as it approaches the southwest limb. It appears to be sprouting new spots today. Image by SDO.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

LINK: Spain’s El Hierro Island Volcano Starts Erupting

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/spains-el-hierro-island-volcano-starts-erupting/18570/

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Wednesday SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 AT 5PM CT

SolarHam.com | VIDEO - Solar Flares and numerous Coronal Mass Ejections - 9/19/12

New video by STEREO Ahead showing a pair of solar flares in quick succession near old Sunspot 1564 and numerous Coronal Mass Ejections captured by STEREO Ahead COR2. Again because this is a farsided event, this will have no impact on Earth.

SolarHam.com | Coronal Mass Ejection CME (9-19-12)

Here is a brand new image captured by the STEREO Ahead Spacecraft showing a bright Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) now leaving the farside off the Sun.

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update - Wednesday SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 AT 9:30 AM CT

Solar activity is currently at low levels. New Sunspot 1575 was numbered on Tuesday after it rotated into view off the eastern limb. Old Sunspot 1553 rotated back into view off the southeast limb on Wednesday and should be renumbered 1576 on Wednesday. Both regions are currently stable. There will remain a chance for C-Class solar flares.

SolarHam.com | PHOTO - Triangle shaped Coronal Hole currently facing Earth

Here is a new image courtesy of SDO showing a . A Coronal Hole represents a region in the corona that is cooler than it's surroundings and open magnetic field lines are present here. The solar wind flows from Coronal Holes at a higher speed and eventually gust past our planet if in a favorable position. The solar wind is expected to increase by September 21 and may lead to minor geomagnetic activity at very high latitudes.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Tuesday SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 AT 5PM CT

SolarHam.com | Solar Update - Tuesday SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 AT 11:15 AM CT

Solar activity is currently low with only minor C-Class flares detected within the past 24 hours. A fair sized sunspot rotated into view off the eastern limb on Tuesday morning. Another region rotating into view in the southeast quadrant, is old sunspot 1553. At this time it looks to be a spotless plage. There will remain the possibility of C-Class solar flares and perhaps a small chance for an isolated M-Class event.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Dutchsinse | 9/17/2012 -- Weather Update - NE, SE, NW, SW, Midwest, North, and South

Use the links here to monitor severe weather nationally, and internationally:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/2122012-weather-monitoring-links-s...

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Monday SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 AT 4PM CT

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update - Monday SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 AT 8:00 AM CT

Solar activity is currently low on Monday morning. A small C1.5 flare was just detected off the southeast limb at 11:46 UTC. All visible sunspots currently remain fairly stable.

Dutchsinse | 9/16/2012 -- Border of Arizona / Mexico -- Pinacate Volcano -- Erupt steam plumes

seen in the afternoon of September 16, 2012 -- at the border of Arizona / Mexico -- location :
31°53'16.31"N , 113°32'21.83"W (Pinacate Volcano )
and
32°17'52.73"N , 114°33'22.31"W ("dying pond")
seen on College of Dupage visible satellite and water vapor :http://climate.cod.edu/flanis/satellite/1km/index.php?type=S_Arizona-vis-48
Here are all the past posts on the steam plumes / dormant volcanos / aquifer plumes
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/9132012-plume-dormant-volcano-posts/

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Current LASCO C2 and LASCO C3 - Sunday SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 AT 4PM CT

SolarHam.com | Sunspot Update - Sunday SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 AT 10:15 AM CT

Solar activity remains quiet heading into Sunday. All visible sunspots are currently stable. A small new sunspot looks to be forming to the south of Sunspot 1569 today.

Dutchsinse | 9/15/2012 -- Freq Weather Documentary - Weather Modification via frequency - STATUS UPDATE

Will have things wrapped up in the next week -- and have it out by months end at the latest !
Sent back to the drawing board several times, plus the whole lockheed mess -- still dealing with that...
will be releasing on http://www.dutchsinse.com free for download !