Dimpled Chads and Solar Storms
January 23, 2001
The shock wave from the ejections that released on the 20th hit the Earth early in the morning, around 5 AM Eastern time. Geomagnetic activity did not reach high levels, but some aurorae were seen.
January 20, 2001
Two solar flares and a pair of coronal mass ejections left the Sun. The solar material was expected to reach the Earth late on the 22nd or 23rd.
January 10-14, 2001
On January 10, a solar flare eruption caused a coronal mass ejection to go billowing away from the Sun. This caused an interplanetary shock wave to hit the Earth's magnetosphere early Saturday morning, January 13. Although the conditions were favorable for aurora, the geomagnetic activity was not extensive. On January 14, the collapse of a prominence caused another coronal mass ejection to take place, but this one was directed away from the Earth, so geomagnetic activity was unlikely.
December 25, 2000
A Christmas Day solar eclipse. The eclipse was only partial, so depending on where it was viewed, the area of the Sun covered varied from 60 to 20%. The last solar eclipse on Christmas Day was in 1954, and the next one will be in 2307. There are at least two solar eclipses a year, with five being the most occuring in one year. (This is extremely rare.)
December 18, 2000
A solar flare erupted from the Sun in the early morning and was followed by a coronal mass ejection. This ejection hit the Earth's magnetosphere on December 21, 2000, causing the interplanetary magnetic field to turn southward .
Dec. 13, 2000
Washington
Gore conceded race, Republican Bush addressed the nation as the president-elect from the House chamber of the Texas
November 11, 2000
A solar storm similar to the one that took place on July 14, 2000. An extremely powerful solar flare erupted on November 8th, reaching the Earth on November 9th. The coronal mass ejection that follwed the flare hit the Earth's magnetosphere on November 10th, leaving the Earth in a high velocity solar wind stream through November 11th.
Nov. 7, 2000
Washington
Closest Presidential election Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state.
Aug. 2, 2000
Philadelphia
Republicans pick Bush, Cheney
Jul. 25, 2000
Elsewhere: Paris: Concorde crash kills 113
July 14, 2000
The biggest solar storm since October 1989 took place at about dawn. Eruptions were also spotted two days before that, on July 12th and 13th.
Mar. 10, 2000
Elsewhere: USA: Nasdaq reached 5048
Jan. 1, 2000
Elsewhere: USA: Y2K bug fails to bite
The shock wave from the ejections that released on the 20th hit the Earth early in the morning, around 5 AM Eastern time. Geomagnetic activity did not reach high levels, but some aurorae were seen.
January 20, 2001
Two solar flares and a pair of coronal mass ejections left the Sun. The solar material was expected to reach the Earth late on the 22nd or 23rd.
January 10-14, 2001
On January 10, a solar flare eruption caused a coronal mass ejection to go billowing away from the Sun. This caused an interplanetary shock wave to hit the Earth's magnetosphere early Saturday morning, January 13. Although the conditions were favorable for aurora, the geomagnetic activity was not extensive. On January 14, the collapse of a prominence caused another coronal mass ejection to take place, but this one was directed away from the Earth, so geomagnetic activity was unlikely.
December 25, 2000
A Christmas Day solar eclipse. The eclipse was only partial, so depending on where it was viewed, the area of the Sun covered varied from 60 to 20%. The last solar eclipse on Christmas Day was in 1954, and the next one will be in 2307. There are at least two solar eclipses a year, with five being the most occuring in one year. (This is extremely rare.)
December 18, 2000
A solar flare erupted from the Sun in the early morning and was followed by a coronal mass ejection. This ejection hit the Earth's magnetosphere on December 21, 2000, causing the interplanetary magnetic field to turn southward .
Dec. 13, 2000
Washington
Gore conceded race, Republican Bush addressed the nation as the president-elect from the House chamber of the Texas
November 11, 2000
A solar storm similar to the one that took place on July 14, 2000. An extremely powerful solar flare erupted on November 8th, reaching the Earth on November 9th. The coronal mass ejection that follwed the flare hit the Earth's magnetosphere on November 10th, leaving the Earth in a high velocity solar wind stream through November 11th.
Nov. 7, 2000
Washington
Closest Presidential election Bush's slim lead in Florida leads to automatic recount in that state.
Aug. 2, 2000
Philadelphia
Republicans pick Bush, Cheney
Jul. 25, 2000
Elsewhere: Paris: Concorde crash kills 113
July 14, 2000
The biggest solar storm since October 1989 took place at about dawn. Eruptions were also spotted two days before that, on July 12th and 13th.
Mar. 10, 2000
Elsewhere: USA: Nasdaq reached 5048
Jan. 1, 2000
Elsewhere: USA: Y2K bug fails to bite
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