SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 08/16/2024
AURORAS SHOULD NOT BE ORANGE (BUT THEY ARE): During this week’s severe (G4-class) geomagnetic storm, Tony Bendele of Pennsylvania saw something rare and a little mysterious. “Orange auroras!” he says. “Yes, Orange. I had never seen this color in auroras before.” He took this picture before sunrise on Aug. 12th:
“At first, I thought something was wrong, so I checked this image numerous times. The color orange is really there,” he says.
What’s so mysterious about orange? Auroras get their colors from specific atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere. For instance, green is due to oxygen, while pink comes from nitrogen. The problem is, there’s nothing in the air capable of making bright orange.
Theoretically, nitrogen and oxygen (N2, N2+, and O2+) can produce emissions at orange wavelengths. However, these emissions are very weak compared to other competing colors produced by the same molecules. Auroras should not be orange.
The answer may be simple. During typical geomagnetic storms, red auroras and green auroras are well separated; red on top, green on the bottom. However, when geomagnetic storms become intense, as happened on Aug. 12th, red and green auroras can mix in a zone 150 km to 200 km high. The overlap naturally produces a yellow-orange glow–no mystery molecule required.
GEOMAGNETIC STORM WATCH (G1): Wednesday’s X1-class solar flare from sunspot AR3784 hurled a faint CME directly toward Earth. Minor G1-class geomagnetic storms are possible when it arrives. A NOAA model predicts Aug. 18th; NASA’s model leans more toward Aug. 17th.
Mayan Time…
THE TRECENA OF STAR/LAMAT: LIGHT MULTIPLIED TO ABUNDANCE
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
9 Wisdom/CIB (keeb), Cherokee, Owl/U’GUKU, Destiny Kin 256, Position 16
August 16, 2024, 06/16/2024 (8:8×2:8); Last Round: 11/30/2023
9 Wisdom/CIB (Cherokee, Owl/U’GUKU’) – Day 9 of 13 of the 1 Star/LAMAT trecena
Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom and Tzolk’in calculator preserved on MayanMajix.com
Galactic Tone 9: Patience. The energy of Nine is one of the getting a better perspective of the bigger picture. With the energy of Nine, plans or patterns begin to come to completion. Nine requires patience and perseverance that is found in the bigger picture, otherwise there is great suffering from the lack of insight. The completion of cycles of action is all-important to Nine.
Wisdom/CIB: The old ones. Wisdom of the ancients. Wisdom persons are aligned with the ancient memories that wait in the stone of temples and sacred sites all over the world. Wisdom people grow luck like a crop using a balance of prudence and tenacity. The tremendous inner strength of this sign enables silent introspection to discover areas of oneself that contain wisdom more valuable than any trove of archaeological treasure. Wisdom persons are valiant defenders of family and community. They may become hardened to life and sentiment turned cold. In these cases, they need much forgiveness for their uncaring errors. Periodically connecting with nature and or visiting sacred sites will bring great stability to wisdom persons.
A GOOD DAY TO: Sit on a rock.
The Thinker at the Gates of Hell, Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Cherokee, Owl U’GUKU’ : Symbol is the Owl is Arcturus, the brightest Star in the Constellation Bootes. The Cherokee Bear constellation (Ursa Major) includes the Big Dipper plus four stars in Bootes. Owl is a hunter, who stands for the wisdom and ability of all great hunters, the cunning of a fox, the tenacity of a bulldog and strength of a bear. Energy for deep thinkers, strong-willed, rigid convictions, bold and authoritative. Owl is the Mystic Ferryman who guides Earthlings on the return path to the stars holding the torch aloft.
[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]
