Q&A Mini-Course (A3): "Analyses of Space Weather Events in the 20th Century and Beyond - Part 3"

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[@RockCrushing777]

In 2003 march 31 at 10:00pm i was living in a small town in the state of Nevada called Silver Springs ...this is when i saw a massive solar storm that hit China and produced an Aura that was about 20 miles long and red in color with intermitant white plasma pouring through that looked like a piano keyboard being played..this was the most powerfull storm that has not been talked about at all. ...the hit was big and i often wondered what happened to space scientist as to the event. thanks for doing your science i am an avid watcher of your channel. sincerly Rod.

[@richnedkelly6668]

Not sure about the earths magnate filed but there was one about the Sun dying, I remember a seance where an astronaut walks out touches the Sun. Love your channel and knowledge and thank you to supporters for making this happen.

[@MeteorologistAmyMetz]

Thank you for your continued commitment to teach us for free!!! You're incredible :)

[@TamithaSkov]

Youre so welcome Amy! Btw-- I saw your text. Will get back to you asap!

[@wonderwonder6880]

Ms.T I'm 65 and have been learning plus comprehending from your informative teachings of the ways, how's, and why's of the action s/activities of the 🌞 it's never 2 late to learn what 20 years ago the regular Joe had no conception of the workings of the sun. Thank you for bringing this knowledge to us never gets dull listening/watching you is always great experience... 👍 thanks again! 🍎

[@metalhalokj7vzy164]

A lots of exciting topics talked about during your presentation, thanks Dr. T😎

[@5cyndi]

Valuable information as well as super interesting

[@Ruthyism-]

I missed your live 😢 but glad I can catch the replay.

[@lylelylers]

Thank you Tamitha. I'm new. I have learned much from your friend Mark Wages of Wages World.

[@TamithaSkov]

Excellent! Welcome to the community. You will find we have a very nurturing and encouraging environment here. Everyone is here to learn, including me!

[@dougobrien2840]

Thank you Tamitha, love your way of explaining things . Wish there were subtitles live as i am very deaf . Cheers from Australia.

[@alexobrien9063]

Instructive and informative, as usual, thank you for your time and effort in this area.

[@BH-yq4io]

Thank You Tamitha. Love learning. I love your level headed explanations. 🌹

[@VE6XTC]

I watched your lesson this afternoon, November 11, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for telling the story of the 1967 storm. I didn't know about that one but I did learn about the 1972 storm. Are there any documentaries on the railway storm fires you mentioned. I've tried finding any on KZbin but all I got was stuff about trains. If you or one of the viewers could tell me where to find that video, I'd be very grateful.

[@TamithaSkov]

Hmmm... Im not sure there are any documentaries dedicated to the Great Railway storm of 1941, but I will look.

[@GeorgeKF5QEZ]

Checking comment on taped presentation

[@Rockygarrettstuff]

I watch the stream from start to the end of the stream

[@TamithaSkov]

You have rockstar stamina- its hard to last through a course like this for three hours!

[@amcreative3784]

The Core, Polar Opposites 2008. The Magnetic Monster. The Strange World of Planet X

[@sjpp71]

"The Core". This (imho not good) scify film goes about trying to "restart" the movement of Earth's core to restore the planet's magnetic field. Bringing this out because you asked about films that contribute to pop culture's "wrath'-of-god-we-are-all-going-to-diie" sentiment. I seem to remember a scene when people look for shelter from sun rays which were pretty much frying everything on its path...

[@danox2851]

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[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

Tamitha, do X rays actually penetrate the magnetosphere and are then physically absorbed into the ionosphere? As I understand it, solar wind does not penetrate the magnetosphere, it just scrunches it down and that action disrupts the ionosphere. I'm not clear on the dynamics of X rays though (or UV radiation etc) after a flare. Furthermore, if X rays can penetrate the magnetosphere, then would a weaker magnetic field allow for more X rays to be absorbed by the atmosphere or is that not how it works? 🤔

[@TamithaSkov]

Hi Spirit, regrding X-rays, they do penetrate our magnetosphere as they are just light rays (not particles). So they really arent part of the "solar wind." The difficulty explaining this likely comes from the fact that we can get "radiation" from photons of light (like X-rays, gamma rays, and EUV) and we can get "radiation" from particles (like the solar wind and radiation storms). However, it is a different kind of radiation. With that in mind, the best way to know which kind of radiation penetrates our magnetosphere on the dayside of Earth in general, is to consider which radiation has charged particles and which does not. Photons of light are neutral (and massless), thus they do not get repelled by the Earth's magnetic field. Charged particles like the protons and electrons found in the solar wind, however, do interact with the magnetic field of Earth. For the most part, the motion of these particles is directed towards the nightside (due to the complex interaction between the Earth's magnetic field and the solar wind). Thus X-rays can penetrate to the ionosphere directly on the dayside and affect the ionosphere. We see that often with solar flares and radio blackouts. By contrast, most of the particulate radiation of the solar wind, gets flung around the nightside of Earth, which loads the tail of the Earth's magnetosphere, and then get slingshotted towards the northern and southern poles of Earth on the nightside to create aurora. Of course, I am omitting all sorts of dynamics here that can cause the particles to go elsewhere, but for simplicity's sake, this gives you the basic idea. So it is not the compression of the magnetosphere that causes issues for the ionosphere when it comes to X-ray absorption. The compression of the magnetosphere does effect the ionosphere, but that is generally through creating currents, particle precipitation, wave formation, and heating, Please see my M-series of courses on the magnetosphere and my I-series on the ionosphere to get a better idea of the dynamics. Hope this helps!

[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

@@TamithaSkov yes, it helps a lot and I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to reply! Thank you so much!

[@geekgo4]

Question: Have your philosophies ever clashed with Davidson or anyone else?

[@matthewkashnig3061]

Educational and informative. No movies about SSW. Movie would suck. No happy ending. Pointless😂

[@jeremiahs4992]

The Core The movie 👍

[@TamithaSkov]

Thanks! Yes, that is one I will rewatch for sure!