And There's More!

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An X1.8-flare! I'm feeling like a Solar correspondent this month 😅 on a civilian-status amateur-level, of course.

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun, Russia

Compared to that massive X9.1 we had on 3 October, this one isn't all that intense. However, what "amplifies" this is that the flare sustained an explosion that lasted more than 4 hours, ensuring a CME of behemoth proportions (I'm running out of words to describe "massive"), pictured below:

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Thanks again to SpaceWeather for details.

 

Here's the Solar Wind prediction....

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....with our Planet directly in the path ~ and Mars, too.

 

Namarie! 💚

Life Guides You ~ Gary Zukav

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More Flaring & Storming....& A Comet Calling

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We had two X-class flares yesterday ~ X2.19 followed shortly by X1.02:

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The gif above is the X2.19, and here's an image of the X1.02:

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This resulted in a gargantuan CME.....

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....which will hurl massive amounts of Cosmic Plasma at our Planet....and Comet A3 Atlas! That's its dazzling tail at the right side of the gif above as it makes its way towards our Sun. Please visit SpaceWeather for more details.

Back to that colossal CME....look at that wave! 

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So that will be yet another display of Aurora Borealis to come. Thanks to SpaceWeather again, we can admire the current round of display here.

Solar storm-wise, this has been happening:

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun, Russia

This current storm phase took its time in arriving, and then seemed to pull back briefly before resurging again. It's been quite drawn-out though.....can I get some sleep, please? 😁

 

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) on September 30, 2024from Tivoli Astro-Farm, Namibia.

©Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann, Dennis Möller

Finally, more links for details about Comet A3 Atlas: 

https://starwalk.space/en/news/c2023-a3-tsuchinshan-atlas-next-comet-visible-from-earth-2024

https://theskylive.com/c2023a3-info

https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/north-america/tsuchinshan-atlas-comet/

https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-2024

It looks like Comet A3 Atlas is expected to put on quite a show in our evening skies.

 

As exclaimed previously, it's all happening this month!

Namarie! 💙

It's An X-9.1!

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We had an X-9.1 flare yesterday, the strongest yet of this current Solar Cycle and the biggest flare since 2017! I wanted to post this earlier but my internet service was down....oh the irony of it 😆 

Look at that fabulous image above! This one is hot on the heels of the X7.1 that sparked off this very active month of October. SpaceWeather has more about the two resulting CMEs heading our way. Imagine how stunning the Aurora Borealis displays will be over the weekend....

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun, Russia

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Watch this stunning visual of the flare in Space.com's video:

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The predicted CMEs arriving over the weekend, with the latter one much more potent than the first (watch video here):

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When I posted about the X7.1 on 1 October, I did wonder if we would be getting another X-class flare in the same month, because the sense is that we've come into a very powerful period leading towards the end of 2024. Well yes, it's been "powerful" for quite a long while now but you know what I mean ~ we'll have to recalibrate our measurement for "powerful" every few months or so 😄

Namarie! 💜

Another Comet: Sungrazer A11bP7I

Source: Space.com

There’s a brand new comet in the sky! No, not Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. And like the incredibly bright Comet Ikeya–Seki (above) in 1965, the new one is what’s called a sungrazer comet. How bright will it get? 

Image via NASA/ Wikimedia Commons (public domain).

 

It's all happening! October is looking like a very "celestial" month indeed.

This one hasn't been named yet as it was just discovered on 27 September 2024. We should be getting some interesting footage of this Sungrazer when it orbits around our Sun.

It is expected to be so bright that we could even see it in daylight! There's more information about this Sungrazer at Universe Magazine:

https://universemagazine.com/en/the-second-october-comet/

Whenever a comet visits our skies, I often wonder what payload they carry....

Namarie! 💛

Solar Activity

Laboratory of X-ray Astronomy of the Sun, Russia

That was an X7.1 flare! It's the second-strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25, as reported by SpaceWeather:

SIGNIFICANT X-CLASS SOLAR FLARE: Fast-growing sunspot AR3842 erupted on Oct 1st (2220 UT), producing the second-strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 25. The X7.1-category blast caused a shortwave radio blackout over Hawaii and hurled a CME into space. A preliminary NASA model predicts it will hit Earth on Oct. 5th. Stay tuned for the geomagnetic storm forecast.

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The predicted geomagnetic storms coming our way:

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What an active start to October!

Namarie! 💗

Annular Solar Eclipse 2-3 October 2024

Source: Space.com

A "ring of fire" will be seen in the Pacific Ocean and South America,

similar to the one witnessed in the U.S. Southwest on Oct. 14, 2023. 

(Image credit: twildlife via Getty Images)

More Skywatch stuff!

From Space.com:

After the Great North American Eclipse comes a long "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse that can be seen in some iconic destinations.

On Oct. 2, 2024, an annular solar eclipse will pass over parts of the Pacific Ocean, southern Chile and southern Argentina.

Space.com also mentions this:

This area will include the volcanic island of Rapa Nui/Easter Island, an iconic travel destination that's famous for the mysterious stone statues called moai, some of which reach 40 feet (12 meters) tall and weigh 75 tons.

Easter Island and the Mysterious Moai, said to be awaiting the arrival of Guardians when the time comes.

Namarie! 💚

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS & Mini Moon

Source: LiveScience

After months of anticipation, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visible in the predawn sky starting this week 

(Image credit: Wladimir Bulgar / Science Photo Library via Getty Images)

 

 

Called "Comet of the Year" (some say century), C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is currently putting on a dazzling display for Skywatchers. Please head to StarWalk for the report. LiveScience also has a good write-up about this Comet.

At the same time, also from LiveScience:

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.

Source: LiveScience

An illustration of a small asteroid orbiting the Earth. 

Our planet just acquired a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5  

(Image credit: Getty Images)

 

I don't really know what these celestial events mean in terms of Cosmic purpose, but it's long been my belief that they are not totally random occurrences devoid of any meaning, especially during our current Ascension Timeline. Am I reading too much into this? Perhaps 😄....

Namarie! 💜