Sun storm. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 06:49:54 am
content: Looks like there is/are/have been one or two CME (Coronal Mass Ejections) on the sun.Aurora predictions are pretty good for those in the right parts of the world, including southern Australia.Not sure what it means for electrical/electronic infrastructure but there is a warning out.http://www.ips.gov.au/

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 07:35:21 am
content: I got this alert via email early this morning:Energetic Ion Enhancement Event22 06 2015 1800 UTACE EPAM 47-65keV Proton data flux exceeds 1.0e+06 p/cm2Precursor to expected geomagnetic storm activity commencing over next 12-24hours.

author: dexters_lab
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 07:34:32 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on June 23, 2015, 07:35:21 amwhere do you go to get email alerts Halcyon?

author: suicidaleggroll
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 07:49:34 pm
content: It was a pretty big one - the storm hit yesterday, got up to Kp 8 twice. It's been in recovery for the last ~12 hours though, shouldn't see any more problems (if you saw any to begin with).

author: kolbep
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 08:03:29 pm
content: Looks like that alert was sent byhttp://www.ips.gov.au/?

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 08:11:05 pm
content: We had to manually reset one of our satellites yesterday, quite likely as a result of the CME.

author: Len
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 08:21:47 pm
content: Quote from: Howardlong on June 23, 2015, 08:11:05 pmYou must have had to use a very long ladder.

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 08:32:48 pm
content: Quote from: Len on June 23, 2015, 08:21:47 pmI was a bit out of breath once I'd got to the top rung that's for sure. Ctrl-alt-del didn't work, big red switch was needed.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 23, 2015, 09:09:05 pm
content: Quote from: dexters_lab on June 23, 2015, 07:34:32 pmYou can sign up to e-mail alerts through:http://www.ips.gov.au/Products_and_Services/4/1There are numerous different alerts available depending on what you're interested in.

author: mtdoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 24, 2015, 04:19:04 am
content: You can also sign up for email alerts from NOAA'sSpace Weather Prediction Center

author: TSL
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 24, 2015, 08:39:30 am
content: And for the Australian crowd, there's this nice real time Aurora Australis monitor...http://www.aurora-service.net/aurora-forecast/regardsTim

author: dexters_lab
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 24, 2015, 12:35:23 pm
content: Quote from: Halcyon on June 23, 2015, 09:09:05 pmthanksthe site seems to be borked at the moment but i will try it later...

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 24, 2015, 12:45:08 pm
content: Quote from: dexters_lab on June 24, 2015, 12:35:23 pmYeah I noticed ips.gov.au has been slow the last few days due to all the solar storms etc... I guess they don't have the bandwidth to cater for such a large audience. Considering the aurora was sighted in North Sydney, I suppose it's a bit out of the ordinary.EDIT: Another one just came through:Energetic Ion Enhancement Event24 06 2015 1205 UTACE EPAM 47-65keV Proton data flux exceeds 1.0e+05 p/cm2Precursor to probable geomagnetic storm activity commencing over next 24 hours.