Continuing Geomagnetic Storms October 2016

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Continuing Geomagnetic Storms October 2016

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Fast flowing solar wind from a large coronal hole continues to bombard Earth's magnetic bubble (magnetosphere) creating beautiful aurora and 'moving the needles' on magnetometers around the globe. Here's a geomagnetic summary from my magnetometer here in the north west UK recorded over the last 8 days illustrating the build up in activity.
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One feature of such events is that Earth's magnetic field 'rings like a bell', periodically storing and releasing energy as the storm progresses. This is illustrated in the chart below, captured on October 25th.
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More aurora are predicted for tonight for those lucky enough to be in the right place without clouds. Not me, unfortunately :(

Thanks for looking.

Stu


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Re: Continuing Geomagnetic Storms October 2016

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Interesting Data there Stu, especially about the field ringing like a bell. It would have to be a very bright aurora for me to see it here in Brierley Hills with its light pollution.


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Re: Continuing Geomagnetic Storms October 2016

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Superb data over the week :hamster: :bow sadly we are settled into grey damp drizzle for days, no analemma for me this weekend :(

Alexandra


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