Sunday, November 29, 2015

November 25th, 2015 (Thanksgiving)

Alert: NOAA forecasters estimate a 40% chance in a geomagnetic storm when solar winds hit Earth's magnetic field. 

K-index: 1

Solar Wind Speeds: 253.6 km/sec

Full Moon 

"The glory"- softly colored rings around the shadow of an airplane. 
Atmospheric optics expert Les Cowley explains what causes it: "These rings are formed when light is scattered backwards by individual water droplets in the clouds. The more uniform the size of the droplets, the more rings you will see. They swell and contract as you travel over clouds with smaller or larger droplets."



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