Walked down the lane just now and the western sky was dominated by Jupiter, Saturn and Venus and the last shreds of a sunset. Stunning. Roger.

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COMET LEONARD OUTBURST: Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1) surprised astronomers yesterday when it suddenly brightened 10-fold. The surge might signal a fragmentation event in the comet's core. Leonard is once again visible to the naked eye in the sunset sky near Venus.
See:
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Roger

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Astonishing click bait title.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/new-years-asteroid-bigger-big-25819198 

Asteroid to "crash into earths atmosphere" as it races past more than 3 million miles away
The Moon is about 384,000 km away ...

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I walk west down our lane every evening on my way to lock up the local church. When the sky has been clear I have been able to watch a splendid display of planets: Saturn, Jupiter and Venus - now fading out of sight into the sunset glow as a crescent. The crescent Moon has joined the this evening for a very dramatic show. One can't make out Mercury with the naked eye, or Neptune or Uranus.

Little piece here by Pete Lawrence. It's not too late to catch some of them.
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/see-planets-christmas/

Sadly no Quadrantids spotted yet.
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/quadrantid-meteor-shower-when-where-see-it-uk

Roger

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Arrrgh - not visible here, sadly.

Northern Lights seen over North East England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-59929434

Keep checking: Aurorawatch
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

Roger

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Cracking moonrise tonight. 17.00hrs. Look east. Golden.
Roger

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BIG SUNSPOT ALERT: A big, rapidly growing sunspot is turning to face Earth this weekend. AR2936 is one of the largest sunspots in years and it could soon pose a threat for strong Earth-directed flares.
Observing tips and more information:
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Roger

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As many as 40 Starlink satellites are currently falling out of the sky--the surprising result of a minor geomagnetic storm last week.
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Wow!
Roger

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Looking forward to the first images. Mind-boggling.
James Webb telescope begins to focus its 'big eye'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60354910

"It will take a while, at least a couple of months, and science teams will also have to tune the telescope's four instruments.
But when all the preparations are done, Webb is expected to return some astonishing views of deep space.
We should see the first "Wow!" imagery released by the US space agency (Nasa) in June or July."

Roger

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spaceweather.com Check out huge farside cme.

spaceweather.com Check out huge farside cme.

Saw that. Good job we were not in the way!

See The Sun Now:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/the-sun-now/index.html

Roger

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Heads up for some Zodiacal Light!
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Giant dust storms on the Red Planet leak into space, filling the plane of the Solar System with tiny grains. We can actually see the marsdust with the naked eye because it scatters sunlight, producing the triangular glow in Horálek's photo.

"A good display is coming in just a few days," says astrophotographer Petr Horálek
Roger

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SpaceWeather.com heads up for "Termination Event". Best you read it!
THE TERMINATION EVENT HAS ARRIVED: Something big just happened on the sun. Solar physicists Scott McIntosh (NCAR) and Bob Leamon (U. Maryland-Baltimore County) call it "The Termination Event."

https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2022/02/25/the-termination-event-has-arrived/ 

Roger

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Heads up....
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G2-CLASS): Earlier today the sun launched a full halo CME into space. The storm cloud is expected to hit Venus on March 13th followed by Earth later the same day. NOAA forecasters say that G2-class geomagnetic storms are possible when the CME arrives.
https://spaceweather.com/

Watch:
https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/

 

Roger

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Further to my earlier post:
CME Strike Sparks Geomagnetic Storm
https://spaceweather.com/ 

"CME IMPACT SPARKS GEOMAGNETIC STORM: As predicted, a CME hit Earth's magnetic field today, March 13th. The impact has sparked a moderately strong G2-class geomagnetic storm. When the CME arrived, "the sky exploded," reports John Dean..."

Roger

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Was anyone lucky enough to see last night's aurora?
Roger

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Was anyone lucky enough to see last night's aurora?
Roger

I see stars every night, though likely substance induced!

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This is what I missed!

Northern Lights: Powerful aurora borealis display above Scotland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-60736323

Did anyone get lucky?
Roger

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Wow!
James Webb: 'Fully focused' telescope beats expectations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60771210

Roger

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Does anyone but me visit this thread?

Earth's upper atmosphere is feeling the heat of Solar Cycle 25. See:

THE THERMOSPHERE IS HEATING UP:
https://spaceweather.com/ 

Does not mean the Earth's atmosphere will by warmed by this! But it is interesting.
Roger

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