Tag Archive | SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: JUNE 28 2024

SPACEWEATHER: Geomagnetic Storms, NLC’s, and Potential for Solar Flares

Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) – Best NLCs Since 2009 Solar Minimum Spectacle! Taken by Martin McKenna on June 26, 2024 @ Lough Fea, N. Ireland (Spaceweather.com Image Gallery)

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: JUNE 28, 2024

NLCs ARE NOT BEHAVING AS EXPECTED: When northern summer began, the forecast called for few noctilucent clouds (NLCs). Frosted wisps of meteor smoke tend to melt away during years of high solar activity–and solar activity has been very high in 2024. Yet…

“This week’s NLC display not only blew me away, but I would consider it within the top two displays I’ve ever seen in my life,” reports longtime observer Martin McKenna, who took this picture on June 26th from N. Ireland: 

Continue reading