BoatBanter.com - Space Weather

"Jeff" wrote in message
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55% chance of Geomagnetic Storms

Solar wind speed: 1,800,000 knots (927.3 km/s)

AURORA ALERT: Sky watchers everywhere should be alert for auroras on Dec.
14th. That's when a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurled into space by
yesterday's X3-flare is expected to hit.

http://www.spaceweather.com/

Don't forget what else is hitting earth at the same time - a meteor shower!

Luckily the is absolutely no link between space weather or any other
conditions in space and terrestrial weather on the earth or we could be in
for some climatic deviations. Climate and weather models have proven this.

The CME will cause an extraordinary deflection of the magnetosphere which
will change both the Schumann Resonance Frequencies and the atmospheric
voltage gradient. You can monitor this with fairly simple equipment - even a
sailboat! With the boat in the water just unground the mast and monitor the
voltage between the mast and the grounding plate. If you aren't too close to
powerlines and flourescents run this connection through your stereo speakers
and listen.

Here's a link to a product you can listen with:

http://www.auroralchorus.com/wr3.htm

It can also hear meteors punching into the atmosphere.

Add some sophistication to this and one can listen to rocket exhaust plumes
(and characterize the rocket) or retro rockets firing (to detect
maneuvering). The wonderful world of cold plasmas and rocket science is so
much fun!