Incoming CME detected by worldwide amateur network

[higginsdj]

A series of incoming CME's has been detected by a worldwide network of amateur monitoring stations. A snapshot of the event (currently continuing) is here:

http://www.david-higgins.com/Astronomy/sam/SAMCME20110805.htm

A selection of worldwide stations including HHO in Canberra can be found on the official page (real time) here: http://www.sam-magnetometer.net/

Cheers

[Ray?]

What's a CME?

Cheers

Ray

[higginsdj]

A Coronal Mass Ejection from the Sun.

http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/CMEs.shtml

Cheers

[seeker372011]

Major geomagnetic storm in progress..aurora alert "at all latitudes" apparently

[Ray?]

Thanks, so many TLAs to learn.:confused2:

Cheers

Ray

[mishku]

Ray, what's a TLA :shrug:

[Terry B]

Three letter acronym

[FlashDrive]

Yeah Ray .... what's a TLA :D

Flash ;)

[mishku]

an acronym for an acronym!? that's just cruel :)

[GeoffW1]

The acronym list grows ever longer...........:rofl: