There won't be aurora from the flare but if the CME impacts Earth, that
would definitely create some big auroras.
73, Ward N0AX
On Sep 6, 2017 6:03 PM, "John Geiger" <af5cc2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Should we be getting aurora at lower latitudes from this flare? I guess I
> had better run out and get the new 2 meter beam up.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Ward Silver <hwardsil@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Some of the HamSCI (hamsci.org) researchers are interested in on-the-air
>> recordings (audio) of the effects of a big solar flare, such as today's
>> X9.3 eruption. The need is to support a presentation about the effects of
>> flares on the ionosphere with a real-life record of what that sounds like.
>>
>> The recording doesn't have to be of today's flare - any big X-ray flare
>> that caused a Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance (SID) or radio blackout would
>> do if you can identify the date and time of the recording.
>>
>> Most audio formats are fine, including MP3, WAV, etc. Please contact Dr
>> Phil Erickson, W1PJE, at w1pje@arrl.net to see if your recording is of
>> interest to him and is in a format he can use.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> 73, Ward N0AX
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