We are tracking a very strong connection between the collapse of the magnetic filament that was tracked all last week, the 3 simultaneous CMEs that were recorded from the moment of the collapse, these Auroras and the Chilean Earthquake on 2/27/2010
Incredible Spiral Aurora
Interesting quotes about the magnificent Auroras lately
- All week long, the Arctic Circle has been aglow with auroras. “The lights have been incredibly bright and active,” says Øystein Lunde Ingvaldsen of Bø i Vesterålen, Norway.
- “This has been a very nice month for auroras,” agrees Wioleta Zarzycka of Iceland, where coastal waters have been turning green in reflection of the sky above. The lights have even descended as far south as Scotland. “On Monday night, we had the first auroras I have seen here in years,” reports Gordon Mackay of Campsie Fells.
- All this activity is a sign that the sun is coming back to life after a long, deep solar minimum. Sunspots have returned crackling with solar flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are once again buffeting Earth’s magnetic field. NOAA forecasters estimate a 25% to 30% chance of more geomagnetic activity tonight.
- The CME’s are punching through our magnetosphere… Is this the beginning of the energies we have been awaiting for???
More incredible Auroras:
More Spiral Auroras
On Feb. 25th, the hooting of owls drew Norwegian birdwatcher Fredrik Broms outdoors under a crispy, moonlit sky. “After having been really lucky to hear a Tengmalms owl, the auroras appeared behind the mountains.”
“The pictures I took–without a tripod and with very cold fingers–turned out a bit shaky, but the conclusion was as crystal clear as the sky itself – winter is beautiful!”
A few days from now, a solar wind stream is due to hit Earth, and that could spark a renewed display. High-latitude sky watchers should obey the owls on the nights around March 1st. Be alert for auroras!
The magnetic filament:
Filament snapping on the sun
For the seventh day in a row, an enormous magnetic filament is hanging suspended above the surface of the sun’s southern hemisphere. I million Klms long or 621371 miles long.. about 24 times around Earth. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has a great view. How long can it last? Solar filaments are unpredictable. If this one collapses and hits the stellar surface, the impact could produce a powerful Hyder Flare. Readers with solar telescopes are encouraged to monitor developments. Check with Nasa website http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/ for a video of what is going on and what could happen with this Filament. If falls to Sun will be a 4th of July you will never forget.
OH SNAP!
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) images bracket the eruption between 0719 and 1919 UT on Feb. 24th. The event did not produce a bright solar flare, as sometimes happens when filaments erupt, but there was a coronal mass ejection (CME).
SOHO coronagraphs observed at least one and possibly as many as three clouds billowing away from the sun: movie. If any of this material is heading for Earth–a big unknown!–
It should arrive on Feb. 27th or 28th. Arctic sky watchers should be alert for auroras on those dates.
We notice a INVERTED SPIKE in the Xray flux
Notice the "inverted spike" around 0600 GMT....
Then we wake up to hear about this:
Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific
AP – Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt …
By ROBERTO CANDIA and EVA VERGARA, Associated Press Writer – 29 mins ago
TALCA, Chile – A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.
President-elect Sebastian Pinera said more than 120 people died, but the death toll was rising quickly.
In the town of Talca, just 65 miles (105 kilometers) from the epicenter, Associated Press journalist Roberto Candia said it felt as if a giant had grabbed him and shaken him.
The quake occurred at 0634 GMT
Now look at the latest SOHO Picture coming in for 2/27/2010…
Direct Hit?
Is there a connection?
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