Comments on: Sun blows out another big one, expect aurorae tonight!

By: BIJEN MEITEI SHAGOLSEM

BIJEN MEITEI SHAGOLSEM — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:28:44 +0000

I have read a book in manipuri language i.e. NUMEET KAPPA its meaning is SHOOT THE SUN(STARS)!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:02:29 +0000

It sparked a good show up in Northern Minnesota for sure. I was at Tettegouche State Park–for what else besides doing an astronomy outreach presentation for park visitors including telescope viewing–and we had just wrapped up when they started very suddenly (about 11:00PM CDT) and grew into very bright green pillars. Not so much in the way of curtains or other colors, though, but still more than I’d ever seen. By 11:30-12:00 they’d waned in activity significant but were still observable as faint variations in brightness across the sky. A very cool sight indeed, and good timing for us to have had our more northerly event then!

By: Another New Brunswicker

Another New Brunswicker — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:22:17 +0000

I’d say you’re right Left Wing Fox!

I saw the northern lights here in Bathurst NB Canada, for the first time in a couple years two nights ago Brought the whole family out to confirm that it wasn’t just my eyes playing tricks and now it’s further confirmed!

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:27:50 +0000

It’s a good thing Juno has “hardened” electronics(to withstand Jupiters radiation belts), otherwise that CME might play havoc with our new probe,,,

Gary 7

By: diogenes

diogenes — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 08:09:54 +0000

@Left_Wing_Fox Congrats! I’m at 53 N and of course it was overcast and raining, as it has been for weeks….

By: Left_Wing_Fox

Left_Wing_Fox — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:00:23 +0000

I saw bright whispy clouds around 10:05 PM here in NB Canada. They were shifting too fast for the lack of wind, and were bright while the other clouds in the last glow of evening were silhouetted. “Holy crap” thought I… “I wonder if that’s an aurora?”

I guess so.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:31:00 +0000

Call me slow, but what is the other, off center circle in the gif?

By: diogenes

diogenes — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:10:05 +0000

aurora alert, aurora alert. check out spaceweatherdotcom and google lancaster aurora watch.

By: CRB

CRB — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:14:27 +0000

dang, sun, you need some Beano over there? ’cause seriously–pee-yew! *fans air* XD

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:28:17 +0000

They showed the launch on CBC t.v. news today, looks like it’s off to a good start. Will be interesting to see the reports when it gets to Jupiter.

As of this afternoon, reports are that the “solar storm” is in progress. Got all fingers, toes, and a couple other body parts crossed that it holds a few more hours til after darkness falls here, and that the clouds hold off. (Yeah, makes it hard to type in this pretzel pose. )