Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Geomagnetic alert (6-7 January)
The Australian Space Weather Service (SWS ) has now issued a Geomagnetic Alert
for possible geomagnetic storms on 6-7 January UT from a coronal hole. A G1 storm has been predicted, although it may occur in the late afternoon during
daylight. There is a possibility we will get unaided eye visible aurora in
Tasmania and less likely for the Southern mainland. Evening skies are Moon free,
morning skies have a crescent Moon near Venus and Saturn.
Dark sky sites have the best chance of seeing anything, and always allow around 5 minutes for your eyes to become dark adapted.
As always look to the south for shifting red/green glows, beams have been reported consistently over the last few aurora and a large green "blob" has been seen, as well as bright proton arcs and "picket fences".
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
The all sky aurora camera in Northern Tasmania at Cressy may be helpful.
<http://www.ips.gov.au/Geophysical/4/2>
SUBJ: SWS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 16/02
ISSUED AT 2301UT/04 JANUARY 2016
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.
Coronal hole effects are likely to result in periods of active
geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region, with minor storm
levels at higher latitudes.
INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM
FROM 06-07 JANUARY 2016
_____________________________________________________________
GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
06 Jan: Active to Minor Storm
07 Jan: Active to Minor Storm
Further monitoring at
http://www.ips.gov.au
Dark sky sites have the best chance of seeing anything, and always allow around 5 minutes for your eyes to become dark adapted.
As always look to the south for shifting red/green glows, beams have been reported consistently over the last few aurora and a large green "blob" has been seen, as well as bright proton arcs and "picket fences".
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
The all sky aurora camera in Northern Tasmania at Cressy may be helpful.
<http://www.ips.gov.au/Geophysical/4/2>
SUBJ: SWS GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 16/02
ISSUED AT 2301UT/04 JANUARY 2016
BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE.
Coronal hole effects are likely to result in periods of active
geomagnetic conditions in the Australian region, with minor storm
levels at higher latitudes.
INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED
DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND STREAM
FROM 06-07 JANUARY 2016
_____________________________________________________________
GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST
06 Jan: Active to Minor Storm
07 Jan: Active to Minor Storm
Further monitoring at
http://www.ips.gov.au
Labels: aurora
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