Aurora Going wild Even Down to Cornwall

[dx100uk]

get out there!!

 

visible to the naked eyes in mono in some areas

vivid green mauve with rays to 35% over most of UK from even hertfordshire up. with camera 10-15secs exposure.

 

 

[tobyjugg2]

was cloud cover here :-(

[tobyjugg2]

Up to 40 SpaceX satellites lost to solar storm

Up to 40 of the 49 Starlink communications satellites launched last week have failed because of a geomagnetic storm. The disturbance in Earth’s magnetosphere was triggered by a strong surge of solar wind. It caused more atmospheric drag than expected, hindering the satellites’ ability to reach a stable orbit. The satellites are designed to burn up entirely during reentry, so no trace of them will be left.

BBC | 3 min read

[Homer67]

Why do I feel like this is very ominous?

 

Glass half full, glass half full - repeat until sated 

[tobyjugg2]

lets just hope it isnt the sun stripping off for a more energetic spell let alone going back into 'summer' gear for a few decades ... or centuries

That'll put the climate change graphs needing a new y axis scale

 

It is validly arguable that 'low' solar output and iceball Earth  is 'the norm'