August 1st Solar Eruption 2010.C-3 Flare Heading for Earth.

[frostedsnakes08]

Lol it's 2011?

[10urquhart]

Great video, great music.

[TheFelixxRevolution]

i don't know much about this stuff but the day we got this one i heard this thing on the radio about how a C class wasnt a big deal then they talked about M classes n how bad they can be n that we will see them in the next few years......then less then a week later we just about get hit by one....that CANT be good right?

[Skyywatcher88]

SOLAR BLAST JUST MISSES EARTH: On August 7th (1825 UT), magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 became unstable and erupted, producing a strong M1-class solar flare. Several amateur astronomers caught the active region in mid-flare, while NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an extreme ultraviolet movie of the entire event:

[Skyywatcher88]

The eruption hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space, just missing a direct sun-Earth line. Forecasters expect the cloud to deliver no more than a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field when it billows by on August 9th or 10th--not be a major space weather event.

[Skyywatcher88]

Future eruptions could turn out differently. Active region 1093 is rotating toward Earth. By the end of this weekend, we'll be in the line of fire if its magnetic fields become unstable again. Space Weather Phone subscribers will be the first to know.

[Skyywatcher88]

STRONG SOLAR FLARE: At 1825 UT on August 7th, magnetic fields around sunspot 1093 erupted, producing a strong M1-class solar flare. Several amateur astronomers caught the active region in mid-eruption. The blast hurled a CME into space. The cloud is not heading directly toward Earth, but it might deliver a glancing blow to our planet's magnetic field two or three days hence. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. Stay tuned for updates.

[Skyywatcher88]

Thursday, August 12th, is such a night.

The show begins at sundown when Venus, Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon pop out of the western twilight in tight conjunction. All four heavenly objects will fit within a circle about 10 degrees in diameter, beaming together through the dusky colors of sunset. No telescope is required to enjoy this naked-eye event: sky map.

[Skyywatcher88]

A Perseid meteor photographed in Aug. 2009 by Pete Lawrence of Selsey, UK. [more] The planets will hang together in the western sky until 10 pm or so. When they leave, following the sun below the horizon, you should stay, because that is when the Perseid meteor shower begins. From 10 pm until dawn, meteors will flit across the starry sky in a display that's even more exciting than a planetary get-together.

[maciasrasta411]

Kool editing on the video, I need you to give me the song´s title and artis´s name.....TACOS TUYOS LATER

P.S. Do you ever get that feeling of being a potato wrapped in aluminum foil and on the grill?

[freewheeler2909]

or not as usual a load of bollocks

[Skyywatcher88]

NOAA forecasters estimate a 35% chance of major geomagnetic storms when the cloud arrives on August 4th or 5th. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras.

[Skyywatcher88]

6.4 Earthquake New Guinea.

Date-Time Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 07:15:33 UTC

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 05:15:33 PM at epicenter

Location 5.521°S, 146.793°E

Depth 213.6 km (132.7 miles)

Region EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Distances 111 km (69 miles) ESE (106°) from Madang, New Guinea, PNG

139 km (86 miles) N (351°) from Lae, New Guinea, PNG

165 km (102 miles) ENE (68°) from Goroka, New Guinea, PNG

441 km (274 miles) N (354°) from PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

[Skyywatcher88]

CME IMPACT! The first of possibly two incoming CMEs hit Earth's magnetic field today at approximately 1740 UT (1:40 pm EDT). As a result of the impact, a moderate (Kp=6) geomagnetic storm is underway. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras after nightfall.

UPDATE: Northern Lights are being sighted now in Europe.

[Venomial]

what song is that?

[Skyywatcher88]

@Venomial Open season, by stuck mojo, southern born killer.

[The10Games]

wtf? i dont wanna die.. :((

[Skyywatcher88]

@The10Games Don't be foolish...You're not going to die. It's only a class C-Flare...Wait until 2012 when the sun begins to put out X- flares...You then might lose your cell phone,TV, computer...And more.

[RadovanEdmond]

@The10Games R U romanian ? ,,,,

[The10Games]

@RadovanEdmond yeah.. why? :P

[TheRudeAmerican]

@The10Games You're not going to die. The Earth's ozone layer protects us.

[KumoKojiki]

@TheRudeAmerican not the ozone layer but the magnetic field of the earth that is made by the earth core

[TheRudeAmerican]

@KumoKojiki I thought the ozone layer helped?

[KumoKojiki]

@TheRudeAmerican ye helps but not from solar flairs

[lynndii]

where on the earth will this hit? just wondering, have not seen anywhere that it talks about it. thanks for the vids, they are incredible.

[Skyywatcher88]

@lynndii Go to Space Weather.com, mostly in the northern hemisphere.

[spellgrounds]

Im in Perth Western Australia, they were sayin New Zealand is best to see this event . Thanks Skyy the photography of the Sun is fantastic

[Skyywatcher88]

@spellgrounds Yes, The more north you are of course the better the event, Should be good viewing in the northern hemisphere tonight. Thanks for the comment...Peace!

[skywatchbretten]

Thanks for the informations.

[stealthwavef22raptor]

where are all those spheres that were around and on sun?

[Skyywatcher88]

AURORA WATCH: High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras tonight. One and possibly two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are heading toward Earth, propelled by the solar eruptions of August 1st (see below). NOAA forecasters estimate a 10% chance of major geomagnetic storms and a 45% chance of at least some geomagnetic activity when the clouds arrive on August 3rd and 4th.