Batten down the hatches my friends. The solar wind is blowing, and we're in a geo-magnetic storm. Well, we were anyway, yesterday. Astronaut Soichi took this amazing picture of the resulting aurora.
No WSPR spots of my little signal this morning -- I blame it on the storm.
You can see some interesting discussion of the storm conditions on the WSPR live-chat system. Here is a sample of last night's commentary:
Re: Another vote for the LP100A
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Yes! It's an amazing meter! I sold mine after getting Telepost's LP-700
station monitor that replaced it. I sold it only because the 100A and the
two Bird ...
3 hours ago
Wow amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you to Astronaut Soichi from the current expedition crew of the International Space Station for sharing this spectacular view of the auroral effect of the solar wind.
ReplyDeleteBellissima foto!
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