Hackaday Links: June 2, 2024
So you say you missed the Great Solar Storm of 2024 along with its attendant aurora? We feel you on that; the light pollution here was too much for decent …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: June 2, 2024
Category Archives: solar storm
Hackaday Links: May 19, 2024
If there was one question we heard most often this week, it was “Did you see it?” With “it” referring to the stunning display of aurora borealis — and australis, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 19, 2024
Hackaday Links: October 30, 2022
Sad news for kids and adults alike as Lego announces the end of the Mindstorms line. The much-wish-listed line of robotics construction toys will be discontinued by the end of …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 30, 2022
Hackaday Links: July 3, 2022
Looks like we might have been a bit premature in our dismissal last week of the Sun’s potential for throwing a temper tantrum, as that’s exactly what happened when a …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 3, 2022
Radio Amateurs & Skywatchers Rejoice, Sat Operators Worry: Solar Storm Incoming
How do you look back over your life and divide it up? Maybe by decades, cultural moments, or geopolitical events. For radio amateurs with older callsigns there’s a temptation to …read more Continue reading Radio Amateurs & Skywatchers Rejoice, Sat Operators Worry: Solar Storm Incoming
The 1859 Carrington Event
Like many Victorian gentlemen of means, Richard Carrington did not need to sully himself with labor; instead, he turned his energies to the study of natural philosophy. It was the field of astronomy to which Carrington would apply himself, but unlike other gentlemen of similar inclination, he began his studies not as the sun set, but as it rose. Our star held great interest for Carrington, and what he saw on its face the morning of September 1, 1859, would astonish him. On that morning, as he sketched an unusual cluster of sunspots, the area erupted in a bright flash …read more
A Giant Sun Storm During the Vietnam War Likely Exploded Dozens of Mines
“The extreme space weather events of early August 1972 had significant impact on the US Navy, which have not been widely reported.” Continue reading A Giant Sun Storm During the Vietnam War Likely Exploded Dozens of Mines