Tag Archive | Increasing Chance of Flares

Planetary Alignment on January 21, 2025: How to See It

Planetary alignment is an astronomical term used to describe the event when several planets gather closely on one side of the Sun at the same time. Planetary parade is a colloquial term that means, in the broadest sense, that several planets are present in the sky in one night.

6 planets in the planetary alignment on January 21, 2025
The next planetary alignment will take place on January 21, 2025. In the evening, just after sunset, six planets — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn — will align in the sky.

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SPACEWEATHER: Polar Stratospheric Clouds, Increasing Chance of Flares, Comet Atlas

Jan19

Polar stratospheric clouds, Taken by Janne Kukkola on January 18, 2025 @ Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/19/2025

EXTREME COLD IN THE ARCTIC STRATOSPHERE: A rare and potentially-historic outbreak of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) is underway inside the Arctic Circle. Janne Kukkola photographed the display from Rovaniemi, Finland:

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SPACEWEATHER: Arctic Auroras and Increasing Chance of Solar Flares

Nov8

Light from the Wake of a Solar Breath

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 11/08/2024

CME SPARKS ARCTIC AURORAS: As expected, a CME hit Earth on Nov. 7th. The glancing blow was so subtle that, at first, it did not trigger our CME alarms. As Earth moved into the CME’s wake, however, it became clear that a solar storm had arrived. Auroras spread around the Arctic Circle, including these over Fáskrúðsfjörður, Iceland:

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Nature Discovery: A Ghostly Bird for the Spooky Full Moon

Oct17

Source: MoonGiant.com

Happy Full Moon!

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SPACEWEATHER: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and the Northern Lights

Oct17

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS with northern lights, Taken by Wioleta Gorecka on October 17, 2024 @ Hvalfjörður, Iceland (Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery)

The Speed of the Light

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: How fast is it going?

Really fast. According to data from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the maximum orbital speed of Comet A3 is a whopping 150,000 miles per hour. (Google AI)
Last Chance To See It for 80,000 Years. (Newsweek Article, Oct 15, 2024)

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 10/17/2024

COMET TSUCHINSHAN-ATLAS AND THE NORTHERN LIGHTS: Twilight, moonlight, Northern Lights and a comet. Wioleta Gorecka saw them all last night in Hvalfjörður, Iceland:

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SPACEWEATHER: Comets and Increasing Chance of X-Class Flares

Sep30

The comet and I, Taken by Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau on September 29, 2024 @ Rafaela, Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina (SPACEWEATHER.COM Realtime Image Gallery)

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 09/30/2024

COMET TSUCHINSHAN-ATLAS: New comet A11bP7I may or may not become a bright comet. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) already is. Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau sends this Sept. 29th selfie from Rafaela, Argentina:

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