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Roger Parsons
30 December 2024 07:49:42
"Moderate (G2) to strong (G3) geomagnetic storms are possible on Dec. 31st when a CME is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The CME was hurled into space yesterday by the eruption of a magnetic filament connected to sunspot 3939. If a strong storm materializes, Northern Lights could descend to mid-latitudes in the USA and Europe."
Clear skies?  🙄
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
30 December 2024 21:34:08

"Moderate (G2) to strong (G3) geomagnetic storms are possible on Dec. 31st when a CME is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The CME was hurled into space yesterday by the eruption of a magnetic filament connected to sunspot 3939. If a strong storm materializes, Northern Lights could descend to mid-latitudes in the USA and Europe."
Clear skies?  🙄
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Update:
Space Weather News for Dec. 30, 2024
https://spaceweather.com 

STRONG GEOMAGNETIC STORM PREDICTED: Two CMEs are heading for Earth, due to arrive on Dec. 31-Jan. 1. The one-two punch to Earth's magnetic field could spark a strong G3-class geomagnetic storm with mid-latitude auroras in the USA and Europe
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
01 January 2025 13:56:33
Amber alert for Aurora - if skies are clear.
Amber alert: possible aurora
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Saint Snow
01 January 2025 15:03:19

Amber alert for Aurora - if skies are clear.
Amber alert: possible aurora
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 




Mine's just flagged up as 'red'



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Bolty
01 January 2025 15:14:13

Mine's just flagged up as 'red'

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 


Yes, Aurora Watch has ticked into the red now. Hopefully it will last until it properly turns dark as it would be a nice way to start the year.
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Windy Willow
01 January 2025 16:01:32
I just need the cloud to bugger off, I can see a clear line to the north but not overhead/here yet. I'll just have to cross my fingers!
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Roger Parsons
01 January 2025 16:13:38

Yes, Aurora Watch has ticked into the red now. Hopefully it will last until it properly turns dark as it would be a nice way to start the year.

Originally Posted by: Bolty 


It certainly would be! Cloud and light pollution permitting. 😬
It's good having a "live" activity data feed so you can see it change. I like the Magnetogram and Stackplot pages too!
You might get a meteor or two if you're lucky.

Quadrantids peak 3-4 January 2025.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/meteor-shower-guide 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
01 January 2025 18:03:21
"A strong geomagnetic storm is in progress on New Year's Day. Auroras have been sighted as far south as Arizona in the USA and Italy in Europe. Sparked by the impact of a CME on Dec. 31st, the storm is set to persist and might even intensify in the hours ahead."
https://spaceweather.com/ 

RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
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01 January 2025 19:34:29
There was a lot of red around 6pm but we have quite a bit of snow shower cloud running through, seems to have died down again for now but it often phases in and out for hours.
Some good photos of it from a bit further inland on FB
Roger Parsons
02 January 2025 16:32:57

"A strong geomagnetic storm is in progress on New Year's Day. Auroras have been sighted as far south as Arizona in the USA and Italy in Europe. Sparked by the impact of a CME on Dec. 31st, the storm is set to persist and might even intensify in the hours ahead."
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Some got lucky...
Aurora shines across the UK in first display of 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn4xndx93pgo 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
02 January 2025 16:53:20

Some got lucky...
Aurora shines across the UK in first display of 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn4xndx93pgo 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Interesting Spaceweather piece:  Not all of the auroras were actually auroras.
Yesterday's severe geomagnetic storm produced widespread Northern Lights as far south as Mexico. However, not all the lights in the sky were auroras. Many observers photographed red arcs from a completely difference process.
https://spaceweather.com/ 

https://spaceweather.com/images2025/01jan25/sar_strip.jpg 


RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
03 January 2025 06:02:12
Look at what we missed!
New Year's Day's Northern Lights caught on camera
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2nmkkm1z4o 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
04 January 2025 06:43:37
I caught a brief but wonderful view of the crescent Moon and planet Venus yesterday evening. Then cloud.....
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-january-3-12/ 

RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
04 January 2025 17:13:59
Worth keeping an eye on the Spaceweather website.
"Don't be surprised if there's a strong solar flare today. The sun has already produced three intense X-flares this weekend and shows no sign of slowing down. So far the effects have been limited to shortwave radio blackouts, but CMEs and geomagnetic storms could be in the offing as the underlying sunspot turns toward Earth."
https://spaceweather.com/ 
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
04 January 2025 17:15:25
The Moon-Venus conjunction I mentioned above. 3rd Jan.
https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=218990 

RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
06 January 2025 17:42:23

The Moon-Venus conjunction I mentioned above. 3rd Jan.
https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=218990 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Moon and Venus visible here in the SW sky now, but not as stunning as the 3rd Jan conjunction...
Venus and crescent Moon stun stargazers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rqe2ndl0lo 

RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
10 January 2025 17:04:55
New Scentist on Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - heads up...
A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last year by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System when it was more than 600 million kilometres from Earth. Astronomers initially assumed it wouldn’t survive its orbit close to the sun, but later observations suggested that the comet is taking a different path that will allow it to survive and perhaps even remain intact for a flyby of Earth.
Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463620-comet-that-could-shine-as-bright-as-venus-set-to-be-visible-from-earth/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
11 January 2025 17:37:40
"That blue smudge next to the Moon tonight? That's the Pleiades star cluster, and Jupiter and Orion are nearby"
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/moon-pleiades-jupiter-orion-january-2025 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Roger Parsons
12 January 2025 07:45:34

New Scentist on Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) - heads up...
A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days.
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last year by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System when it was more than 600 million kilometres from Earth. Astronomers initially assumed it wouldn’t survive its orbit close to the sun, but later observations suggested that the comet is taking a different path that will allow it to survive and perhaps even remain intact for a flyby of Earth.
Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2463620-comet-that-could-shine-as-bright-as-venus-set-to-be-visible-from-earth/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is brightening dramatically as it falls toward the sun for a close encounter on Monday.
https://spaceweather.com/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
Gandalf The White
12 January 2025 13:16:41
Not sure where this best belongs but as it’s debris from a rocket then here seems appropriate.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyn9dgdwe3o 

Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


Roger Parsons
14 January 2025 03:34:22
Did anyone see this?
Mars meets the Wolf Moon. Tonight you can see the Red Planet skim by the first full Moon of 2025
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/mars-wolf-moon-2025 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
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14 January 2025 10:17:24

Did anyone see this?
Mars meets the Wolf Moon. Tonight you can see the Red Planet skim by the first full Moon of 2025
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/mars-wolf-moon-2025 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Yes. I saw the sun rise over the sea earlier and the moon setting to the west. Spectacular.
I would have got a picture(s) if I hadn't been in the car.
I've just got back from the tip and one of the site staff asked if I'd seen the Wolf Moon.
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South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
Roger Parsons
14 January 2025 15:39:39
New Scientist writes: 
"SpaceX is launching Blue Ghost and Resilience landers to the moon
Two companies, Firefly Aerospace and ispace, are aiming to make the second and third successful private landings on the moon - and both are launching on the same Falcon 9 rocket.
Two private spacecraft aiming to land on the moon are set to blast off onboard a SpaceX rocket, in a sign of increasing commercial activity on the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander and ispace’s Resilience lander have both got a ride on the same Falcon 9 rocket, which is currently scheduled to liftoff on 15 January at 6.11am GMT (1.11am EST) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida."

Echos of colonial times? "The fatal impact?" 
At least there are no natives to enslave or exterminate with flu and syphilis - at least as far as we know.
Perhaps we will find a way to trasport our unwanted human under-caste there?
Roger

RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830
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14 January 2025 17:27:04
Small meteorite hits a car near Birmingham, UK

https://watchers.news/2025/01/14/small-meteorite-hits-a-car-near-birmingham-uk/ 

Dateline Jan 14th but picking up a Boxing Day report

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Roger Parsons
19 January 2025 06:45:20
"A rare and potentially-historic outbreak of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) is underway inside the Arctic Circle. Janne Kukkola photographed the display from Rovaniemi, Finland."
https://spaceweather.com/images2025/19jan25/finland_strip.jpg 
https://spaceweather.com/ 
RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.
William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

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