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The next year or two may give us a better idea of how solar cycle 25 is going to turn out, compared to other cycles.
Oct. 21, 2021: Paolo Bardelli will never forget Oct. 21, 2001. “The sky over my hometown in Italy suddenly filled with intense red auroras,” he recalls. “This happened exactly 20 years ago today.”
A trip down memory lane: In 2001, Solar Cycle 23 was peaking and solar activity was very high. Strong flares were a daily occurance. On Oct. 19th, giant sunspot AR9661 erupted twice in quick succession, producing almost identical X1.6-class solar flares. The double blast hurled two bright CMEs toward Earth: CME #1, CME #2.
This is what the sun looked like that day:
The first CME took only two days to reach Earth. It was fast and potent. The storm cloud’s arrival on Oct. 21, 2001, ignited a severe geomagnetic storm (Kp=8). Solar wind speeds in the CME’s wake…
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Well I dunno, once again. I’m always looking at the heavens when I’m out and about. All these reports of Aurora and messaging from https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk just doesn’t cut it for me. Mag Storms – I ‘m still waiting to see/ hear in the news … Like our weather reports / forecasts: It is hardly ever correct for our area. Recent Auroral acivity ( past week ) was easily seen on streaming webcams in Norway, nothing in Scotland , yet Lo & Behold, weather Progs were showing weather watchers Fotos of the Aurora…. Really? Proof? I see the Heavens at the same time but no aurora – so who is kidding who ? Yet when our Sat TV receiver and PC & WiFI go daft, there is no activity – so what is the connection?
There’s a ‘current auroral oval’ graphic posted at least daily here: https://spaceweather.com/
Region e.g. Europe can be selected. Can’t comment on accuracy.
I think the most striking photos of aurorae are done with long exposure.