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GEOMAGNETIC STORM--UNDERWAY NOW: A moderately strong G2-class is underway on April 14th in response to the apparent arrival of a "dead sunspot CME." During storms like this, auroras can descend as far south as geomagnetic latitude 55 degrees--e.g., Idaho and New York.

ANOTHER FARSIDE EXPLOSION: The Earthside of the sun is quiet. All the action is on the farside. For the third time this week, SOHO has detected a significant farside CME:

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The storm cloud was hurled into space by an unseen solar flare on April 13th. If Earth were in the line of fire, a strong geomagnetic storm would be in the offing. Instead, Mercury will take the direct hit. CMEs hitting Mercury can scour material from the rocky planet's surface, adding material to its comet-like tail.

Helioseismic soundings reveal reveal the probable source of these explosions. There is a large region of intense magnetism on the sun's farside, probably a complex sunspot group. It will rotate over the sun's eastern limb less than a week from now.

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**Carol** Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:38 pm

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SUBSIDING GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A geomagnetic storm that began on April 14th when a CME hit Earth's magnetic field is subsiding. At its apex, around 1800 UTC, the storm reached category G2--a moderately strong event. The only thing that prevented widespread aurora sightings was daylight. In Europe and North America the sun was out when the storm peaked.

AN ACTIVE SUNSPOT IS APPROACHING: The northeastern limb of the sun is seething with activity. So far today there have been three M-class solar flares and even more plumes of debris flying into space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded this sample during the early hours of April 15th: Solar wind speed: 573.0 km/sec

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The source of the activity is a farside sunspot group. It is even more active than it seems because all of its flares are eclipsed by the edge of the sun. Some of today's explosions may have actually been X-class.

Helioseismologists have been tracking this region for more than a week. It is so big it alters the way the whole sun vibrates. Helioseismic soundings reveal a large region of intense magnetism--probably the roots of a complex sunspot group. We shall soon see; the blast site will rotate over the edge of the sun in a few days.

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**Carol** Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:49 pm

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THE BIG SUNSPOTS HAVE ARRIVED: An active sunspot group is emerging over the sun's northeastern limb. There are at least two dark cores larger than Earth, with a possibility of more spots trailing behind. This sunspot group has been very active, hurling CMEs and plumes of plasma over the edge of the sun. Future explosions may be Earth-directed.

AN ALIGNMENT OF PLANETS: Something beautiful is happening in the morning sky. Just before the sun comes up, you can see four bright planets in a row. They're aligning ahead of an amazing conjunction between Venus and Jupiter later this month. Paolo Bardelli photographed the planetary sprawl before sunrise on April 16th from Sumirago, Italy:

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"The four planets were aligned almost perfectly," says Bardelli. "Jupiter is still immersed in the mist, but visible despite its low height above the horizon."

This arrangement will change rapidly in the mornings ahead. Jupiter will lift itself out of the mist as it converges with Venus for the finest conjunction of 2022. On April 30th and May 1st, the two planets will be less than 0.4 degrees apart. Visually, they may seem to merge into a single bright object. Only a few days earlier, on April 27th, the crescent Moon will join the planets to form a magnificent triangle in the pre-dawn sky. Set your alarm and enjoy the show!

Sky maps: April 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1.

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**Carol** Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:20 am

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MORE SUNSPOTS ARE COMING: Active sunspot complex AR2993-94, which unleashed an X1-flare on April 17th, may be just the beginning. NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft is monitoring another potentially large active region right behind it. Stay tuned for more sunspots emerging over the sun's northeastern limb later today or tomorrow.

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Spoiler alert: The CME won't hit Earth. On April 17th, sunspot complex AR2993-94 appeared and promptly exploded. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the X1-class solar flare:

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A pulse of X-rays from the flare produced a strong shortwave radio blackout over southeast Asia and Australia: map. Mariners, aviators, and ham radio operators may have noticed unusual propagation effects at frequencies below 30 MHz. Solar wind speed: 559.0 km/sec

Coronagraph images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) confirm that the explosion hurled a CME into space: movie. NOAA analysts have modeled the CME's trajectory and determined that it will miss Earth, passing behind our planet in its orbit around the sun.

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Above: Active sunspot group AR2993-94 on April 18th. Photo credit: Karzaman Ahmad of the Langkawi National Observatory in Malaysia

Meanwhile, get ready for more flares. This sunspot group has been active for more than a week, hurling CMEs and plumes of plasma into space from its location on the farside of the sun. Now it is turning to face Earth and shows few signs of slowing down

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**Carol** Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:31 am

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Scientists and space fans always look forward to what the year offers. Every year, they have not been disappointed as space always serves up exciting and sometimes scary events! 2022 will not be different because it is packed with upcoming space events that will frighten even the most jaded space aficionados! What should you expect from the space calendar for 2022, and how do these events affect you?

Join us as we explore the most frightening space events coming in 2022!

2022 has gone off to a good start with the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, and we are just several months away from getting the first stunning pictures from the new and powerful space telescope. However, the excitement of the new observation station is not enough to overshadow the space event that the universe has lined up for the space community! We will go over these insane events one after the other, and be sure to update your calendars, so you don't miss them!

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**Carol** Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:26 am

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CHANCE OF FLARES TODAY: NOAA forecasters say there is a 75% chance of M-class solar flares today, April 19th, and a 25% chance of powerful X-flares. The most likely source would be sunspot complex AR2993-94, which is crackling with flares as it turns toward Earth. Solar flare alerts: Solar windspeed: 514.0 km/sec

SUNSPOT SUNSETS: Solar Cycle 25 is changing the way sunsets look. It is adding some spots. "Active sunspot complex AR2993-94 was visible yesterday at sunset," says Marek Nikodem, who sends this picture from Szubin, Poland:

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"Distance to the city visible on the horizon: 24 kilometers," says Nikodem. "Distance to sunspots: 150 million kilometers. Such is the scale of the Solar System! Unfortunately, the sky turned out to be partially cloudy, which made it impossible to photograph the full sun disc. Still, it was a stunning sight."

A note of caution: Photographing the sun is dangerous. Even a brief glimpse of magnified sunlight can damage your eyes. In Nikodem's case, the sun was dimmed enough for photography by haze and low clouds. Even so, he pointed his camera safely using an electronic viewscreen; looking through an old-fashioned optical viewfinder is *not* recommended.

'NIGHT SPIRAL' OVER HAWAII: On Saturday night, April 17th, a luminous spiral spun across the night sky. It was photographed by the "Subaru-Asahi Star Camera" on Mauna Kea:

https://youtu.be/dRUA9b4iPG0

It looks like a giant galaxy. In fact, it came from SpaceX. Earlier the same day, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying a reconnaissance satellite (NROL-85) to orbit. The spiral was the aftermath.

The video "shows the characteristic spiral caused by the post-deorbit-burn fuel vent of the Falcon 9 upper stage, which was deorbitted over the Pacific just after the end of the 1st revolution," explains satellite observer Dr. Marco Langbroek.

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**Carol** Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:12 am

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THE LYRID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1), source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower. Peak night is April 22nd. Now for the bad news: Bright moonlight will interfere with the display, sharply reducing visible meteor rates to no more than 5 to 10 per hour. 2022 is not a good year for the Lyrids.

STRONG EARTH-DIRECTED SOLAR FLARE: If you round up, it was an X-flare. On April 21st at 0157 UT, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a strong M9.6-class solar flare. The source was sunspot complex AR2993-94, which is almost directly facing Earth. Solar wind speed: 422.4 km/sec

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Above: An M9.6-class solar flare on April 21st. Credit: NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

Radiation from the flare caused a shortwave radio blackout over southeast Asia and Australia: blackout map. Remarkably, this is the second day in a row the same region of Earth has experienced a radio blackout. It happened yesterday, too, in response to an even stronger X2.2 flare.

Shortly after the flare, the US Air Force reported a Type II solar radio burst--a natural form of radio noise produced by shock waves in the leading edge of a CME. This means we can expect a CME to emerge from the blast site. Stay tuned for updates. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

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**Carol** Sat Apr 23, 2022 7:34 am

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MORNING PLANETS: Set your alarm for dawn. Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn are lined up beautifully in the morning sky and , soon, Jupiter and Venus will converge for the finest conjunction of 2022. To see the show, all you need is a cup of coffee and some sky maps: April 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, May 1.

ANGRY SUNSPOT FACES EARTH: Sunspot complex AR2993-94 is crackling with M-class solar flares and, this weekend, it is directly facing Earth. Philippe Tosi phorographed the active region from Nîmes, France:

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"I inserted an image of Earth for scale," notes Tosai. "It is a big sunspot."

Indeed, it is. There are two dark cores as large as Earth, and several more as wide as Earth's Moon. A magnetic filament attached to one of the cores is more than 100,000 km long.

These dimensions make the sunspot group an easy target for safely-filtered small telescopes.

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**Carol** Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:18 am

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GEOMAGNETIC STORM--NOW: A minor G1-class geomagnetic storm is underway on April 27th--the result of an unexpected crack in Earth's magnetic field. BsubZ values have dipped as low as -10 nT. This could set the stage for high-latitude auroras, especially in the southern hemisphere where autumn darkness favors visibility. Solar wind speed: 484.9 km/sec

Imagine a red-hot tornado of fire 10 times taller than our entire planet. Here it is:

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the massive twister flinging itself away from the sun during the early (UTC) hours of April 27th. The eruption produced a bright coronal mass ejection (CME), but the debris is expected to miss Earth.

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**Carol** Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:17 pm

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CO-ROTATING INTERACTION REGION: Geomagnetic storms (G1-class) are possible on April 29th when a co-rotating interaction region (CIR) is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. CIRs are transition zones between fast- and slow-moving solar wind streams. They contain shock waves and compressed magnetic fields that do a good job sparking auroras. Aurora alerts: SMS Text AFTERGLOW OF A GEOMAGNETIC STORM: An interplanetary shock wave hit Earth's magnetic field on April 27th. It wasn't a big one--just enough to spark an unexpected G1-class geomagnetic storm. Greg Ash photographed the afterglow from Duluth, Minnesota:
Solar wind speed: 542.3 km/sec

AFTERGLOW OF A GEOMAGNETIC STORM: An interplanetary shock wave hit Earth's magnetic field on April 27th. It wasn't a big one--just enough to spark an unexpected G1-class geomagnetic storm. Greg Ash photographed the afterglow from Duluth, Minnesota:
https://spaceweather.com/images2022/28apr22/mn_strip.jpg

"It was really neat listening to the ice growl and shift while watching the auroras," says Ash. "A meteor streaked through the frame just as I was taking the picture."

The shock wave was probably a minor CME overlooked until it hit Earth. Right now the sun is crackling with solar flares, hurling multiple overlapping CMEs into space every day. A faint CME may have slipped through the net of NOAA analysts to deliver yesterday's surprise storm. This will happen increasingly often as Solar Cycle 25 intensifies.

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**Carol** Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:03 am

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M-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: A spotless region of the sun exploded on April 29th (0730 UT), producing a beautiful M1-class solar flare. Debris from the explosion does not appear to be heading for Earth. Confirmation of a miss awaits fresh data from SOHO coronagraphs. Solar wind

speed: 516.9 km/sec

THE SODIUM TAIL OF MERCURY: Planets aren't supposed to have tails, but Mercury does. Dr. Sebastian Voltmer just photographed it from La Palma in the Canary Islands:

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"This is NOT a comet, not even a meteor, but the planet Mercury, which is currently very close to the Pleiades," says Voltmer. "How is the tail formed? The solar wind and micro-meteorites eject sodium atoms from Mercury's surface. This creates a yellow-orange tail of sodium gas that is around 2.5 million kilometers long."

People around the world have been watching Mercury climb up the evening sky this month. Some of them are probably wondering "why didn't I see the tail?"

Answer: A special filter is required. "I used a 589 nm filter tuned to the yellow glow of sodium," says Voltmer. Without this kind of sodium filter, Mercury's tail would be invisible.

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**Carol** Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:05 am

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X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: So long, and thanks for the X-flares. Departing sunspot AR2994 unleashed another X1-class solar flare today, April 30th @ 1347UT, as it exited the Earthside of the sun. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a spectacular plume of debris flying up and over the sun's northwestern limb: Solar windspeed: 512.7 km/sec

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Even with the sunspot completely hidden behind the sun's northwestern limb, the explosion still produced enough radiation for a strong shortwave radio blackout over the mid-Atlantic Ocean and much of Europe: map. Signals below 30 MHz were attentuated for nearly an hour.

This explosion certainly produced a CME. Images from SOHO coronagraphs (when they become available) will likely confirm that the CME won't hit Earth.

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**Carol** Sun May 01, 2022 7:47 am

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X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Perfect. Timing. "A first glance through my solar telescope yesterday provided a stunning suprise - a huge eruption," says Alan Friedman of Buffalo, New York. "I inserted a camera quickly and caught this remnant of an X-class solar flare." Solar wind speed: 519.4 km/sec

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Friedman's observing session coincided with one of the biggest flares in years--an X1-category explosion on April 30th @ 1347UT. The source was departing sunspot AR2994; it blew its top shortly after it rotated onto the farside of the sun.

Even with the sunspot completely hidden, the explosion still produced enough radiation for a strong shortwave radio blackout over the mid-Atlantic Ocean and Europe: map. Signals below 30 MHz were attentuated for nearly an hour.

Coronagraph images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) confirm that the explosion hurled a CME into space: movie. The CME will not hit Earth--a result of the sunspot's farside location.

PARTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE: Yesterday, the new Moon passed in front of the sun over South America, producing a partial solar eclipse. Joerg Schoppmeyer watched the crescent-shaped sun set into the Pacific Ocean from Vina del Mar, Chile:

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The shape of the sun was altered not only by the eclipse, but also by temperature inversions near the sea surface, which created strange mirages. "The eclipsed sunset was incredible!" says Schoppmeyer.

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**Carol** Fri May 06, 2022 7:36 am

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CME GLANCING-BLOW POSSIBLE ON MAY 7th: The sun is crackling with solar flares, and these explosions are hurling multiple overlapping CMEs into space. NOAA forecasters say that one of them might graze Earth's magnetosphere on May 7th. This is a low confidence forecast. So many CMEs are leaving the sun, it is difficult to unravel their distinct shapes and trajectories. If a CME does strike on May 7th, it should spark no more than minor G1-class geomagnetic storms. Aurora alerts: SMS Text

ANOTHER SUNSPOT IS APPROACHING: A new and potentially active sunspot group is hiding just behind the sun's southeastern limb. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed plumes of debris thrown up by a partially eclipsed solar flare on May 5th:

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The source of the explosion will reveal itself this weekend when it rotates over the sun's horizon, turning toward Earth

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**Carol** Sun May 08, 2022 8:55 am

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CHANCE OF FLARES TODAY: NOAA forecasters say there is a 60% chance of M-class solar flares and a 25% chance of X-flares on May 8th. The most likely source would be big sunspot AR3004, which has an unstable 'delta-class' magnetic field. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

MAGNETIC FILAMENTS ON THE SUN: When we think of solar flares, we think of sunspots. But sunspots are not the only sources of explosions on the sun. Magnetic filaments can do the job, too, and right now there are a lot of them. Andy Devey sends this picture from southern Spain:

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"This is a 12-panel mosaic," he says. "Filmed at 1600 mm focal length, this gives a disc image almost 1000 mm wide." The full-sized composite is a must-see.

All of the dark snake-like features are magnetic filaments. Each one is an enormous tube of dense plasma held aloft by magnetic fields. The longest stretches more than 400,000 km from end to end--about the same as the distance from Earth to the Moon.

Magnetic filaments are famously unstable. When they explode, debris can fall to the surface of the sun, triggering a type of solar flare known as a "Hyder flare." Filament eruptions are also very good at hurling CMEs into space. Stay tuned. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

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**Carol** Mon May 09, 2022 7:00 am

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POSSIBLE CME IMPACT ON MAY 10th: A magnetic filament on the sun erupted May 7th, hurling a CME into space. NOAA analysts say it might deliver a glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field on May 10th. This is a low confidence forecast. Minor geomagnetic storms are possible if/when the CME arrives. Aurora alerts: SMS Text

TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE: On Sunday, May 15th, the full Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a total lunar eclipse. This NASA animation shows how the Moon will turn red for almost 85 minutes:

Other time zones: UT, EDT, CDT, MDT, PDT

The eclipse will be widely visible from the Americas on May 15th; and Africa and Europe on May 16th: visibility map.

There's a chance that this eclipse will be affected by the eruption of the Tonga volcano on January 15th. During a lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the Moon passes through Earth's stratosphere where it is reddened by scattering. Volcanic ash from Tonga reached an altitude of 30 kilometers, deep into the stratosphere, with a total mass of 400 million kilograms. The volcano's lingering exhaust could shade the eclipse, making it a deeper darker red than usual.

MOLTEN SUNRISE: Yesterday, when the sun rose over the east coast of Spain, some of the sun seemed to drip back into the sea. Jordi L. Coy photographed the phenomenon from Alicante:

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It's a mirage, of course. The water offshore was warmer than the morning air above it, creating a temperature gradient in the low atmosphere. This, in turn, dragged some of the solar disk back into the Bay--a mirage called "the omega sun."

Note the dark spot near the right edge of the solar "disk." That's sunspot AR3004. It's being miraged, too.

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**Carol** Wed May 11, 2022 10:11 am

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More crappy winter weather in the PNW, 4,700 ft elevation. 26 degrees last night and snow. Snow everyday in April except for two and so far, every day in May, except for one. Snow expected today and predicted into mid next week. Looks like this is another one of those years where it skips spring. Summer (temps over 80) will likely be 3 days in July - 27th-30th. And then there is the constant continual irritating static noise from the atmosphere's being bombarded by the sun's CME solar flairs.

LUNAR ECLIPSE THIS WEEKEND: The Moon is about to turn red. On Sunday evening, the full Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth. The total lunar eclipse will be widely visible from the Americas on May 15th; and Africa and Europe on May 16th: visibility map. Lingering aerosols from the Tonga volcano could turn the Moon a darker shade of red than we have seen in many years. Browse: [url=https://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?title=lunar eclipse]Eclipse photo gallery[/url].

X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: "Mixed-up" sunspot AR3006 (described below) exploded on May 10th (1355 UT), producing an intense X1.5-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the extreme ultraviolet flash:

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Radiation from the flare ionized the top of Earth's atmosphere, causing a shortwave radio blackout around the Atlantic Ocean: blackout map. Radio transmissions at frequencies below ~30 MHz were attenuated for more than an hour after the flare.

Since the flare occurred, a mish-mash of CMEs has billowed away from the sun's southern hemisphere. It is unclear if these CMEs are related to the X-flare or instead some other, lesser explosions that happened at almost the same time. There was a filament eruption to the right of the X-flare, and a C4-class solar flare in a different sunspot to the left. NOAA analysts are busy unraveling these events using computer models to determine if one of the CMEs might hit Earth. Stay tuned. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

A MIXED-UP SUNSPOT: Sunspot AR3006 is having an identity crisis. It is supposed to have a +/- magnetic field. Mostly it does. But deep inside the sunspot's primary core, the polarity is opposite: -/+. Note the circled region in this magnetic map of the sunspot from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

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The mixture of magnetic polarities makes this sunspot interesting and dangerous. When opposite polarities bump together, it can light the fuse of magnetic reconnection--the explosive power source of solar flares. If AR3006 flares today, it will be geoeffective. The sunspot is directly facing Earth.

Update: The sunspot *did* flare today. An X1.5 class explosion on May 10th (1355 UT) caused a radio backout over the Atlantic Ocean and may have hurled a complicated CME toward Earth. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

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**Carol** Thu May 12, 2022 7:41 am

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LUNAR ECLIPSE THIS WEEKEND: The Moon is about to turn red. On Sunday evening, the full Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth. The total lunar eclipse will be widely visible from the Americas on May 15th; and Africa and Europe on May 16th: visibility map. Lingering aerosols from the Tonga volcano could turn the Moon a darker shade of red than we have seen in many years. Browse: [url=https://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?title=lunar eclipse]Eclipse photo gallery[/url].

THE SUN CAN'T SHOOT STRAIGHT: So far this week, the sun has flared more than 20 times and hurled nearly as many CMEs into space. Not one of the storm clouds is heading for Earth. Yesterday's coronagraph movie from SOHO shows major CMEs flying to the left and to the right of our planet:

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The sources of these two CMEs are farside sunspots--one located just behind the sun's eastern limb (left) and another just behind the sun's western limb (right). They couldn't land a blow.

The next CME might be on target, though. Sunspot AR3007 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for strong explosions--and it is almost directly facing Earth. NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of M-class flares and a 20% chance of X-flares on May 12th. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

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Solar Event Mode

Posted on 05/12/2022 by EraOfLight

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Solaris is in EVENT MODE. We have constant C-class Solar Flares ongoing for many days (and on and off for weeks/ months) that no one really reports on anymore lol and with constant explosions since midday UTC today, as well as the double X-class flare from yesterday that was earth facing. Currently we have an M-class Solar Flare in progress, along with ongoing, intermittent, powerful Schuhmann Resonance spikes! Galactivations and Upgrades to the pineal, crown, back of head and Higher Heart complex continue to intensify, as ALL OF OUR TRUE, DIVINE SELF IS COMING ONLINE NOW! As well as our false Self arising to be purged, transcended and alchemised.
These powerful solar energies, plasma waves and Diamond White Platinum white-out of the field that I see happening since Monday, is dissolving all that is false and artificial along with any remaining false Matrix overlays/ projections, programming/ beliefs, perceptions and reversals within the ONE Consciousness and bringing the higher Heart-Mind and Cosmic Consciousness fully online for the Collective. Our brains are being rewired as the Planetary brain gets reset and upgraded, ready for us to fully re-member our True Tribal Records, memories and history again, all supported by the Crystalline Grid Activations.
These powerful DNA, Diamond Plasma Lightbody, and Heart and Mind opening Activations continue to burn all of our old templating and lower codings within our DNA, which dissolves the lower, artificial Realities/ Timelines, all based on thought. As our memories of the past change so does our present and future. No-thing is set here nor linear. That’s Quantum Timeline Mechanics. We get to change our Realities as we change from deep within the way we think and perceive Reality. As we shift our Consciousness this also shifts the instruction sets within our DNA, which activates the higher Consciousness Realities. All as we shift and change what we believe to be true, how we act and what we project out. It’s important to keep going within for Divine higher guidance that is unique to each Soul. Each One’s path carries a Divine higher purpose and meaning that can only be fully known by the Self.
The One purpose and mission we all share is clearing our Blueprints of all the distortions, reversals, lower codings, false and negative thought forms and belief systems so we can fully rise and activate our True Self! AtONE with Divine Will and the Cosmic Mind, which in turn brings online the new Organic Creatrix field, any moment now!

Feel into the Quantum OpportUnities and Realities becoming available now and keep letting go of all that is false, not your own unique, True, natural Self, and continue to anchor these powerful Activations, Frequencies and light codes through your vessel and sacred Kryst-All Lotus, Diamond Rose and Emerald Heart, into the Core of Earth and the Diamond Grid System. Keep amplifying and see yourself becoming LIGHTer and LIGHTer with each breath you now take.
The new telepathic, organic and higher Cosmic intelligence communication network comes fully online now, overwriting the old AI hive mind and networks. All artificial frequencies, realities, sound and light fields, negative entities and aliens, all that is false and artificial, continues to be dissolved, removed, overwritten and neutralised at super extra fast quantum God Source speed within the Zero Point Field of the Holy Trinity and New Trinity Wave current that we embody and anchor as One!
Fully re-claiming our Realities, true memories, true power, true wisdom, true Self, Pure Source Codes, Divine Blueprints and Organic Realities. All from deep within as our Multidimensional DNA continues to ignite, ready for the final Event that will change our Realities in the blink of an eye.
All ready to ignite as soon as enough of us are able to align with and HOLD THE FREQUENCY of our True Kryst-All Avatar Self and Organic Realities based in Unity Consciousness, The Law of One.
All as we continue to align and merge with all that is True, and the inherent ONEness that we ALL are!
Eternal Love & Blessings,
Ramona

Also see comments section below for more supportive information and links.
All of my transmissions are encoded with Multidimensional Ascension keys and codes that are intended to assist you on your journey.
**By Ramona Lappin

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**Carol** Fri May 13, 2022 9:23 am

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SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS TODAY: One of the many CMEs that appeared set to miss Earth this week might hit after all. NOAA analysts say that a glancing blow is possible today, potentially turning Friday the 13th into a lucky day for high-latitude aurora watchers. Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible if the CME grazes Earth's magnetic field. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

THE FIRST SUNQUAKE OF SOLAR CYCLE 25: Twenty-six years ago, researchers discovered seismic activity on the sun. A team led by Dr. Alexander Kosovichev, then at Stanford University, found circular waves rippling from the core of some solar flares, like this:

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Above: The first known sunquake, recorded by SOHO on July 9, 1996. [more]

They named the tremors "sunquakes"--much like earthquakes except incredibly more powerful. A typical sunquake contains 40,000 times the energy released in the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. These solar seismic waves appear to be compression waves like the "P" waves generated by an earthquake. They travel through the sun's interior and probably recombine on the opposite side of the sun to create a faint duplicate of the original ripple pattern.

Kosovichev and colleagues have since observed hundreds of sunquakes. Not all flares produce them, which is a mystery. Moreover, the ripples behave strangely. A typical wave starts off at an initial speed of ~20,000 mph, then accelerates to a maximum of 250,000 mph before disappearing. No one knows exactly why.

"We have just detected the first sunquake of Solar Cycle 25," announces Kosovichev, who is now a professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). "It rippled away from the X1.5-class solar flare of May 10, 2022." The movie below, centered on the blast site, shows concentric rings emerging from the turbulent surface of the sun:

Above: A sunquake on May 10, 2022. Dopplergram movie credit: NASA/SDO

When Kosovichev discovered sunquakes in 1996, he stretched the images fourfold to highlight the ripples for press releases. This week's sunquake he has left in its raw form--not quite as easy to see, but just as impressive for a different reason. "I wanted people to appreciate how the ripples are nearly overwhelmed by turbulence," he explains. "This is why it took us so long to discover them."

Solar Cycle 25 is intensifying rapidly and many more sunquakes are in the offing. The mysterious ripples could teach researchers a great deal about the magnetic underpinnings of sunspots and how they produce the strongest flares. "We are ready to learn," says Kosovichev. Let the tremors begin. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdsXhcs_9M

Pole Shift = Cooling, Super Lightning, Solar Flares | S0 News May.12.2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw0oz9CKErs
Earth Flares, Magnetic Disaster Cycle | S0 News May.14.2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olVUlG8JeBk
Sunspot Number Spiking, New Nova, Climate Slap | S0 News May.13.2022

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**Carol** Sun May 15, 2022 7:54 am

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SOMETHING FLARE-Y THIS WAY COMES: An active sunspot hiding just behind the sun's northeastern limb is crackling with C- and M-class solar flares. Later today it will rotate into view, commencing a 2-week trip across the Earthside of the sun. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text Solar wind speed: 562.7 km/sec

LUNAR ECLIPSE TONIGHT: Tonight, the full Moon will pass through the shadow of Earth, producing a total lunar eclipse. Totality begins at 11:29 pm EDT on May 15th (03:29 UT on May 16th). The Moon will turn red for almost 85 minutes:

Other time zones: UT, EDT, CDT, MDT, PDT

This eclipse might be darker red than other recent lunar eclipses. Blame the Tonga volcano. During a lunar eclipse, most of the light illuminating the Moon passes through Earth's stratosphere where it is reddened by scattering. When the Tonga volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it hurled 400 million kilograms of ash and fumes deep into the stratosphere. The volcano's lingering exhaust could shade the eclipse, making it a deeper darker red than usual.

The eclipse will be widely visible from the Americas on May 15th; and Africa and Europe on May 16th: visibility map.

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