01 October 2025

Solar Activity: 29 September & Ongoing

SpaceWeather

How gorgeous is that? 😍 There were no active CMEs coming the way of Earth, but there were Auroras galore due to the "Russell-McPherron effect", as explained by SpaceWeather.

We've also having a prolonged period of storming, including a few hours at the G3 "strong" category:

 

....accompanied by high Solar wind speeds:


 

I screenshot these earlier today, when both pressure and density were extremely high:

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/geospace-magnetosphere-movies

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/geospace-magnetosphere-movies


Namarie! πŸ’—


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