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Space Weather Update~ GEOMAGNETIC UNREST, M3 Class Flare

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GEOMAGNETIC UNREST: A high-speed solar wind stream is buffeting Earth's magnetic field, causing minor geomagnetic storms and auroras around the poles. Zoltan Kenwell photographed this display on August 16th from Edmonton, Alberta:

"[Because of clouds and fog], this was kind of a mushy and subdued aurora event," says Kenwell. "It was still a treat to view though."

NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of geomagnetic storms on August 17th as the solar wind continues to blow. High-latitude sky watchers should remain alert for auroras. Aurora alerts: text, voice.

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BRIGHT NOVA: Nova Delphini, which exploded just three days ago in the northern constellation Delphinus, has continued to brighten. With a magnitude of +4.5, it is now easily visible in binoculars even from urban areas if you know where to look. This cactus in Tucson, Arizona, points the way:

Earthquake swarm reported at another Alaskan volcano

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theextinctionprotocol-Aug 17, 2013

August 17, 2013 – ALASKA – Seismic unrest is being reported at another Alaskan volcano. Tanaga is a 5,924-foot (1,806 m) stratovolcano located in the remote Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska. There have been three known eruptions since 1763. The most recent was in 1914 and produced lava flows. According to the Earthquake Report, a swarm of seven earthquakes have struck near the volcano in the last 24 hours- the strongest of which was a 4.7 magnitude. This may suggest magma intrusion under the volcano.

Read More: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/earthquake-swarm-reported-at-another-alaskan-volcano/

 

Volcanoes Today, 17 Aug 2013: Kverkfjöll

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volcanodiscovery-Aug 17, 2013

Aerial photo of the NE rim of the Kverkjökull glacier with deposits of the flood and ash from the phreatic explosion (

Aerial photo of the NE rim of the Kverkjökull glacier with deposits of the flood and ash from the phreatic explosion

Kverkfjöll (Eastern Iceland): A small phreatic eruption seems to have taken place yesterday at the ice-covered Kverkfjoell central volcano. The steam-driven (no fresh magma involved) explosion followed a small glacial flood on 15 August the Kverkjökull glacier released into the Volga river and was probably a result of the pressure release during the flood.

Best Pictures of Perseids Meteor Shower

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National Geographic - 8/13/13

A picture of the Perseid meteor shower from Canada

View From Quebec

Photograph by Michel Tournay, National Geographic Your Shot

A lonely Perseid shooting star zips across a sky painted green by northern lights in James Bay, Quebec, Canada.

A giant cloud of energized particles was flung off the sun on August 7, which slammed into Earth's magnetic field on August 10, causing auroras to erupt across many northern latitude countries.

More: NationalGeographic.com

 

~ Space Weather Update~ Earth is entering a stream of fast solar wind

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AURORA WATCH: Earth is entering a stream of fast solar wind, and this could spark auroras tonight at high latitudes. NOAA forecasters estimate a 30% chance of polar geomagnetic storms. Aurora alerts: text, voice.

COLORFUL SPRITES OVER NEBRASKA: "August 12th was another successful night in our sprites campaign," reports Jason Ahrns of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. With a team of researchers from NCAR, he has been flying over the midwestern USA onboard a Gulfstream V in search of exotic forms of lightning. As they were photographing a thunderstorm over Nebraska, these six sprites appeared:

These remarkably beautiful discharges were red on top and purple on the bottom. "I really can't explain the color change," says Ahrns. "That's one of the things we hope to investigate with this campaign by capturing high speed spectra."

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