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Sunspot AR1598 has erupted again. On Oct. 23rd at 0322 UT, Earth orbiting satellites detected a strong X1-class solar flare but don’t expect anyone to warn of of much more than a lot of the same. Why create panic for a small possibility of a large impact to our power-grids, radio communications, etc. I [...]
A CME propelled toward Earth by yesterday’s X5-class solar flare is expected to reach our planet on March 8th at 0625 UT (+/- 7 hr). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab, who prepared the CME’s forecast track, say the impact could spark a strong-to-severe geomagnetic storm. Sky watchers at all latitudes [...]
A Senate proposal that would clear the way for private property owners and businesses in Georgia to buy solar panels and power from a third party has several supporters. But one major opponent could make getting the legislation through this session a formidable challenge.
Senate Bill 401 would let outside companies install, [...]
Departing sunspot 1402 unleashed an X2-class solar flare today, Jan. 27th, at 18:37 UT. Sunspot 1402 is rotatiing onto tthe far side of the sun, so the blast site was not facing Earth. Nevertheless, energetic protons accelerated by the blast are now surrounding our planet, and an intensifying S1-class radiation storm is [...]
Active sunspot 1401 erupted today, Jan. 19th, between 15:15 and 16:30 UT. The long-duration blast produced an M3-class solar flare and a CME that appears to be heading toward Earth. Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab confirm that the CME is heading for Earth, and they say strong geomagnetic storms are [...]
UPDATE: As pretty as it was, the CME has come and gone with not som much as a larger footprint for the northern lights today. As we said, only a c-class solar flare, not that big in the first place but was directed at earth.
A CME (coronal mass ejection) was released [...]
The Solar Flare reaching M1.6 peaked at 03:25 UTC Thursday morning and was centered off the northwest limb near Sunspot 1318 which is rotating out of direct earth view. Solar activity remains at fairly low levels with only small to mid sized C-Class flares taking place in the past 48 hours. There will [...]
ProStar PS-30 PWM 12 volt Charge Controller (30 amp max, works with 12 or 24 volts)
The ProStar PS-30 is the “Top of the line” in charge controllers for small systems. The ProStar 30 features “intelligent” charge controlling that will significantly improve battery life and performance. Settings for sealed or flooded batteries, low voltage [...]
The sun has been very active the last few days and for at least the last 24 hours we have not been below a C-class solar flare. To state it differently, the sun has been emitting more energy than usual and in a constantly stronger manner. During this long period c-class solar [...]
A c class solar flare with a max of 1.7 was seen today in an extended form rather than the usual solar burst. For the last one and a half hours (still going at time of writing) a c-class solar flare has been continuing to spew great amounts of radiation into the [...]
