Tinkicker Posted Saturday at 13:08 Posted Saturday at 13:08 (edited) Heads up. A couple of really massive ones happened yesterday and one of them is heading our way. Be prepared for electronic shennanigans at worst if it hits when we are facing it, and I hope we have clear skies, there is going to be quite a firework show if we are in the earths shadow. It is predicted to hit sometime from Sunday afternoon to Monday lunchtime. Edit. Now expected tomorrow. https://earthsky.org/sun/sun-news-activity-solar-flare-cme-aurora-updates/ Edited Saturday at 13:29 by Tinkicker 1 Quote
Simon Davey Posted Saturday at 14:53 Posted Saturday at 14:53 Strewth, that's a mind blowing website. I got the grasp of it, but the pictures and vids are awesome. Cheers I'm glad I re-read your post title 2 Quote
Simon Davey Posted Saturday at 20:35 Posted Saturday at 20:35 If anyone can't be doing with clicking the link, you're missing out on stuff like this...... Quote
onesea Posted Saturday at 21:14 Posted Saturday at 21:14 Or for those that are just looking for pretty, lights in the sky there are apps for that: https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/alerts/ Just remember when you finish your late shift and go to a dark car park to look at the sky. You can might find other joining you, flashing interior lights with other intentions. Not ideal when your in your work uniform. 4 Quote
Tinkicker Posted Sunday at 09:50 Author Posted Sunday at 09:50 (edited) Predicted to hit sometime this afternoon/ evening and be of long duration. Forcast to be a level four incident, the lowest rating being one and the highest being five. If it is this evening and into Monday, looks like the americas and eurasia have targets painted on their backs. Luckily we live on a very well designed spacecraft with very good defensive shields that will take most of the sting out. The expectation is minor power disruptions, radio blackouts and some electrical fires. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-severe-geomagnetic-storm-watch-effect-2-june-utc-day#:~:text=A G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm,later on Sunday%2C 1 June. Edited Sunday at 10:03 by Tinkicker 1 Quote
Tinkicker Posted Sunday at 10:36 Author Posted Sunday at 10:36 (edited) Just removed the (extremely rare and expensive) CDI from the 175 and placed it in a biscuit tin with my spare VFR CDI and lodged the tin against a central heating pipe for a good ground. Overkill? Very probably, but for five minutes effort, worth it. The original VFR CDI is still left in place because: 1. It needs the removal of a lot of bodywork to access. 2. I do not really believe it will be damaged. 3. I have the spare... Edited Sunday at 10:42 by Tinkicker 2 Quote
Tinkicker Posted Sunday at 15:56 Author Posted Sunday at 15:56 (edited) Its here. Arrived sooner than was thought. Fairly quiet so far, but aircraft flying over the polar routes are being diverted away. Apparently its pretty intense up there. It is forcast to peak tonight and tomorrow morning. Clear skies tonight, so if you live in an area without a lot of light polution, you may see the northern lights over the UK. Edited Sunday at 15:58 by Tinkicker 1 1 Quote
bud Posted Sunday at 18:20 Posted Sunday at 18:20 That's quite interesting. Thanks for posting. Quote
S-Westerly Posted yesterday at 10:59 Posted yesterday at 10:59 Didn't see them in Northumberland last night but we were having a wake. 2 Quote
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