3664
is headed 'round the bend
no knowing when
we'll see its like again
for a short time
it lit up the night
so wave to it goodbye
as it heads around the limb
of the Sun
#Sun
#SolarStorm
#3664
#aurora
#poetry
Solar synoptic map drawn by forecaster Lash, via NOAA: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-synoptic-map
me: writes poem on the passage of 3664 around the limb of the Sun
active region 3664: "I'm not done yet!"
and now the strongest flare yet!
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/region-3664-not-done-yet-produces-x87-flarelargest-solar-cycle
@gay_ornithischians no, it's as safe for us down here. Some radio and satellite disruptions. If the flares got stronger, power grid disruptions could occur; see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1989_geomagnetic_storm
If you had proper eclipse glasses to protect your eyes, you could put them on, look at the Sun , and see active region 3664; it was huge!
jin
llewelly
raymoo the HomoGaymoo