Just a quick post to say the solar storm has arrived! It is still very early, but the storm looks moderately strong & fast thus far. I'll be honest, it doesnt look as strong as I had expected to see from the Solar Orbiter data. But perhaps that is due to SolO being about 13 degrees to the East of Earth. Then again, it is too early to really know what the bulk of this storm is going to look like. Right now, the magnetic field is wagging along the north-south direction, so substorms are beginning to build. This means aurora shows will remain sporadic for now. Amateur radio operators & GPS users should expect sporadic, but reasonably mild issues on Earth's nightside over the next few hours to start. We shall see if the storm strengthens (or weakens) over time. I will be sure to keep you all updated.
Dr.Tamitha Skov
Just a quick post to say the solar storm has arrived! It is still very early, but the storm looks moderately strong & fast thus far. I'll be honest, it doesnt look as strong as I had expected to see from the Solar Orbiter data. But perhaps that is due to SolO being about 13 degrees to the East of Earth. Then again, it is too early to really know what the bulk of this storm is going to look like. Right now, the magnetic field is wagging along the north-south direction, so substorms are beginning to build. This means aurora shows will remain sporadic for now. Amateur radio operators & GPS users should expect sporadic, but reasonably mild issues on Earth's nightside over the next few hours to start. We shall see if the storm strengthens (or weakens) over time. I will be sure to keep you all updated.
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