Aurora Borealis Visakha observed on 27th August 2011 around 5h24m & 5h25m PM

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Volume 2011, Issue No.8, Dt. Wednesday, August 31, 2011; Time: 12:30:54 PM

Second Fortnight of August 2011 Weather Scenario in Visakhapatnam & Aurora Borealis Visakha

by

Professor Dr Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana

{Retd. Prof. of Phys, SU} 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, Maharanipeta. P. O, Visakhapatnam-530002. Mobile No: 9542717723 and 9491902867

Key Words: Aurora Borealis Visakha, Air Glows, Geophysics, Space Weather, geomagnetic activity in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Air Glows of the setting Sun on the 16th August 2011 was phenomenal since they exhibited a brilliant flash of scenario from the top layers of the dark clouds that were moving from the South West towards the North-East. The two Images captured on 27th August 2011 at 5h24mPM and at 5h25mPM are very significant since they show the airglows and new finding designated as Aurora Borealis Visakha, due to the Solar winds that affected the equatorial region of the Earth in the upper atmosphere levels. Interesting is that these streams of the flow of Aurora Borealis Visakha and like the usual airglows, ornament the silver line clouds but with considerable width and richness of color hues. This observation has been interpreted by the present author as an evidence of the positive particle accumulation in the upper atmosphere levels. This charge trickled down to the upper levels from the equatorial ionosphere and the magnetosphere altitudes. It is found that the Coriolis force and the other wind circulations of the Terrestrial atmosphere have generated the Hurricanes of USA and the Typhoon of the Taiwan and as well river flood flows of water in many countries. Image0223kln on 27th August 2011 captured at 3h23mPM exhibits the splendid brilliant Yellow hue from the clouds.

INTRODUCTION:

Space Weather.com reports on August 15th 2011 that “A minor solar wind stream hit Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of August 15th, sparking auroras around the Arctic Circle. If the impact had occurred just a few weeks ago, the midnight sun would have wiped out any Northern Lights, but now August nights are darkening enough to see geomagnetic activity. Göran Strand sends this picture from Frösön, Sweden”. [See the Fig 2 given below in this article.].Solar wind: speed: 444.6 km/sec. density: 1.9 protons/cm3. X-ray Solar Flares: 6-hr max: C3 1120 UT Aug 15: 24-hr: C3 1120 UT Aug15: Sunspot number: 0: Earth is inside a solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole. [See Fig 3 given below for details.]

Heller and his colleagues said that “tides can cause the rotational period of the planet (the planet's "day") to synchronize with the orbital period (the planet's "year"). This situation is identical to the Earth-moon setup: the moon only shows Earth one face, the other side being known as "the dark side of the moon." As a result one half of the exo-planet receives extreme radiation from the star while the other half freezes in eternal darkness.” They have not considered the impact of the positive particles accumulation in the upper atmospheres of the Earth’s equatorial belt regions and a significant feature propounded by me in several of my BlogSpot posts at my site. Fredrik Broms of Kvaløya, Norway. "But now, after a long summer without stars (save one) darkness is falling again. Last night when I was watching the beautiful conjunction of Jupiter and the Moon, the first auroras of the season suddenly appeared!" He recorded the scene with a 1-second exposure on his Nikon digital camera: Space Weather reports that “A solar wind stream is heading for Earth, due to arrive on August 23-24. After a weekend of quiet decay, sunspots 1271 and 1272 are growing again.”

The most energetic galactic cosmic rays penetrate even the powerful magnetic fields closest to Earth and eventually collide and interact with Earth's atmosphere. The direct or indirect effects of these cosmic rays on the Earth system, including our biosphere, remain poorly understood and are often highly controversial.

It’s very unfortunate that in spite of heavy rains in the state the Visakhapatnam surrounding villages, like Bhimavaram, Anandapuram and Padmanabham mandals had no rains and the khariff crop sowing has not been initiated for rice and other produce. They were expecting the rains during the last week of August. About 70% of the 4500 hectares of irrigation area depends on the rain fall. Taiwan employed 50000 troops to face the hazard of a typhoon NANMADOL that has pummeled Taiwan densely populated area on Monday, 30th August 2011 resulting in Landslides. India is reeling under floods during last three days of 27th to 29th August 2011.Maharashtra Nasik Gangapura dam and Darna dam have touched the 93% capacity mark. Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab are under a spate of floods. The USA Hurricane Irene became a tropical storm, after it stretched over from the outer bank of North Caroline to Eastward tip of Long Island, in a 24hour period passing over five states. Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Maryland and New England were affected very much and at New England turned out to be a tropical storm. The damage was not as much feared in the beginning of the outbreak of Irene.

OUR OBSERVATIONS:

Water was found to be warmer on perfect cloudy days of Visakhapatnam during the 16th to 17th August 2011.The record of Sun spectra showed the brilliant yellow splash of hue from up the clouds. This finding has a significance and is consistent with the observation made by the SDO/AIA on Coronal Holes that Earth is inside a solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal hole on August 20th, 2011. An Ultra Violet image of it published recently by the SpaceWeather.com also reconfirms, the possible energetic particulate matter hitting the equatorial regions of the Earth, a firm conviction held by the present author.

The west Bengal states, Andhra Pradesh experienced heavy rains on Saturday 20th and Sunday the 21st of August 2011. Sattenpalli recorded maximum rain fall of 18.4 cms and Macherla had 13.0cms rain. In Kadapa, Karnool, WGD, Krishna District, Nizambad, and Karimnagar, all canals, streams and rivers flowed with heavy flood waters due to the rains. The trough exists between the state of Maharashtra and extending over to Tamilnadu. The Srisailam reservoir achieved the water level of 878feet against full capacity of 885 feet. But only 64lakh hectares are brought under cultivation as against the 79hectacres irrigation of the last year.

Air Glows of the setting Sun on the 16th August 2011 was phenomenal since they exhibited a brilliant flash of scenario from the top layers of the dark clouds that were moving from the South West towards the North-East. The two Images captured on 27th August 2011 at 5h24mPM and at 5h25mPM are very significant since they show the airglow (designated as Aurora Borealis Visakha) due to the Solar winds that affected the equatorial region of the Earth in the upper atmosphere levels. Interesting is that the streams of the flow like airglows ornament the silver line clouds but with considerable width and richness of color hues. This observation has been interpreted by the present author as an evidence of the positive particle accumulation in the upper atmosphere levels. This charge trickled down to the upper levels from the equatorial ionosphere and the magnetosphere altitudes. It is found that the Coriolis force and the other wind circulations of the Terrestrial atmosphere have generated the Hurricanes of USA and the Typhoon of the Taiwan and as well river flood flows of water in many countries. Image0223kln on 27th August 2011 captured at 3h23mPM exhibits the splendid brilliant Yellow hue from the clouds. The Astronauts from Space Station found the Iren as a “ massive swirl of mashed potatoes straddled the edge of the green plate of USA”. This description supports the observations made by me of the Aurora Borealis Visakha, since the positive charge of the upper atmosphere accumulated due to the Solar wind affects had its influence on the terrestrial Weather patterns.

IMAGES:

Fig 1 of Second Fortnight of August 2011 Brilliant Sun Spectra

This Figure shows the spectra captured of the Brilliant Sun Rays through a ring type hard magnet with a small embedded on the surface of the magnifying lens. The blob of the Nikon camera lens also gives a spectrum of the Sun light. The spectra surprisingly don’t show any brilliant Yellow hue. But the complexity of the spectral lines can easily be seen.

Fig 2 of Second Fortnight  August 2011 Sun setting scenario Visakhapatnam 16th August 2011

This Figure is very unique in the sense it has shown the brilliant Yellow Air Glow of the geomagnetic activity of the Earth’s Equatorial region due probably the presence of the dark-gray clouds. A diagonal profile analysis, by me, of the geomagnetic activity in Sweden observed by Goran Strand, and reported to SpaceWeather.com from Froson, Sweden is given for a comparative understanding of the intensities of the various color hues.. I am happy to state that Late Prof K.R. Rao in Uppsala, Sweden, during at FYSIKUM, his stay as a guest in the year 1930, also observed the brilliant Auroras Scenarios.

Fig 3 of Second  Fortnight August 2011 giving the intensity profiles of Jewel Moon in the particulate loaded clouds 

The jewel ring of a nice diamond shade is a combined effect of the proximity of the Jupiter and the Moon and as well the Solar wind stream.

 Fig 4 of Jewel Moon in August 2011

The images obtained using different filter given in the Figure 4 reveal the complexity of the constituents of the clouds.

 Fig 5 of Second Fortnight of August 2011

The 21^st Aug 2011 second and third images show how the sky and the Bay of Bengal Sea both are of Gray hue. The brilliant Sunshine on the west has its affect on the eastern clouds as well.

Fig 6 of 2nd  Fortnight of August 2011 kln

The spectrum of Sun taken around 2h56m afternoon with a light blue filter shows the green dominance indicating the presence of Oxygen constituents in the clouds. The panoramic view of the Yellow hue certainly is awesome. The third image in this Figure has remarkable blue hue over the silver ice lines of the clouds and the spectrum is certainly of enhanced intensity in the visible range. The fourth image of orange filter displays the enormous Yellow brilliance of the upper surfaces of the Clouds.

 Fig 7 of 2nd  Fortnight of August 2011 kln

The   Sky blue filter hints at the persistent grayish-blue hue of the first image in this figure that in my opinion gives the evidence of the X- Ray and other energetic radiations in which Earth is embedded due to the Solar flares and wind streams. The third image in this figure obtained using the light blue filter is dominated by the Brilliance of the Sun in the clouds. The fourth image of the red filter has the more dominant green hue and less intense yellow hue.

Fig 8 of 2nd  Fortnight of August 2011 kln

The right side two Images of this Figure are very significant since they show the airglow due to the Solar winds that affected the equatorial region of the Earth in the upper atmosphere levels. Interesting is that the streams flow of a new finding designated as the Aurora Borealis Visakha and like the usual airglows ornament the silver line clouds but with considerable width and richness of color hues.  This observation has been interpreted by the present author as an evidence of the positive particle accumulation in the upper atmosphere levels. This charge trickled down to the upper levels from the equatorial ionosphere and the magnetosphere altitudes. It is found that the Coriolis force and the other wind circulations of the Terrestrial atmosphere have generated the Hurricanes of USA and the Typhoon of the Taiwan. First image exhibits the splendid brilliant Yellow hue from the clouds. The two images in the bottom indicate the airglows in the evening of 30^th August 2011 around 6PM that the sea has a Gray hue in spite that the horizon is glittering with the setting sun ionosphere refractions.

 CONCLUSIONS AND FINDINGS:

The airglow due to the Solar winds has affected the equatorial region of the Earth in the upper atmosphere levels during the second fortnight of August 2011. Interesting is that the streams flow of Aurora Borealis Visakha and like the usual airglows, ornament the silver line clouds but with considerable width and richness of color hues. This observation has been interpreted by the present author as an evidence of the positive particle accumulation in the upper atmosphere levels. This charge trickled down to the upper levels from the equatorial ionosphere and the magnetosphere altitudes. The Astronauts from Space Station found the Iren as a “ massive swirl of mashed potatoes straddled the edge of the green plate of USA”. This description supports the observations made by me of the Aurora Borealis Visakha, since the positive charge of the upper atmosphere accumulated due to the Solar wind affects had its influence on the terrestrial Weather patterns.   Dated: 18th August 2011 first draft.

REFERENCES:

Several articles brought out and published by me at trusciencetrutechnology@blogspot.com

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

I am indebted to late Professor K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) for initiating me at his internationally famous laboratories in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam to do research studies and for his constant guidance during my professional career.

Air Glow Scenario at Visakhaptnam during 1st to 15th August 2011

Weather Scenario of First Fortnight of August 2011 in Visakhapatnam

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Volume 2011, Issue No.8, Dt. Tuesday August 2nd, 2011

Time: 8:15:56 PM

by

Professor Dr Kotcherlakota Lakshmi Narayana

{Retd. Prof. of Phys, SU} 17-11-10, Narasimha Ashram, Official Colony, Maharanipeta. P. O, Visakhapatnam-530002. Mobile No: 9542717723 and 9491902867

ABSTRACT:

Seven Figures are presented in which the affects of the double CME and the Solar flares have been brought out by a spectral profile analysis. The claim of gray hue of the Bay of Bengal Sea even on the Full Moon Day of 13th August 2011 has been pointed out as due to the affect of X-Ray, Microwaves and the Ultra-violet radiations on the upper terrestrial atmosphere. It is an interesting finding of the Dark  deep-Blue hue of the twiligt at the time of Moon rise on the Full Moon day.

Key words: Ionosphere, Astronomy, Solar flares, double CMEs,Gray hue and Air Glows.

Introduction:

The August month began with a big bang of heavy showers in Andhra Pradesh. From 30th to Sunday morning rainfall were recorded as Parakala, Nizamsagar 13cm, Mulugu 12cms, Mahabhubhnagar , Hanumakonda 10cm, Kaikalur, Medak, Vikarbad 9cm.Paoannapeta, Kolcharam recorded 15cm rain. Pannapeta Ghannapuram project and Jahirabad rural area Nar-in-ja stream (vagu) are over flowing with flood waters. Hanumakonda recorded 91.6mm while Thorur recorded 90.4mm. Except Krishna, Anathpuram, Chittoor, Warangal, Guntur, and Nizamabad have only had reasonable rains but in about 17 districts the rainfall is far below the average. And on 31st July 2011 the Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Konkan and in Kerala also there were heavy rains. The rains in the upper reaches of Srisailam and Nagarjuna helped good storage of water in those reservoirs and agricultural farming would have no problem of water supply. West Bengal, Eastern States, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh had moderate rains but North India is experiencing in some regions very warm weather. Bihar and Jharkhand about 35 people died due to thunderbolt lightning. Bojapur three, Kathihar two, Rohathas, Arawal one each, in Bihar while in Jharkhand Palmavu, Lathehar and Gharva villages a total of nine people died.

The China 7th or so Typhoon Maifa is weakened as it moved towards North-East crossing over densely populated areas on the East-Coast on Sunday 7th August 2011 with 175kmh winds and moved at a speed of 25kmh. Made a Landfall on Weihai on 9th August 2011 over Shandon peninsula.

Earth is entering a stream of debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, source of the annual Perseid meteor shower. International observers are now reporting nearly 20 Perseids per hour, a number that will increase as the shower reaches its peak on August 12-13. The best time to look is Saturday morning, Aug. 13, just before dawn when the Moon is low and meteor rates are peaking. Full moonlight will reduce visibility on peak night, but not enough to completely spoil the show.

On August 9th at 0805 UT, sunspot 1263 produced an X7-class solar flare--only the third X-flare of new Solar Cycle 24 and the most powerful so far. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the explosion's extreme ultraviolet flash:

The brunt of the explosion was not Earth directed. Nevertheless, radiation from the flare created waves of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere, briefly disrupting communications at some VLF and HF radio frequencies. The blast also accelerated a mild torrent of protons toward Earth. The CME will probably would miss the Earth. At this time, however, we cannot rule out a glancing blow from the flank of the cloud on August 11th or 12th. Solar wind: speed: 428.1 km/sec: density: 1.9 protons/cm3 ; Sunspot number: 43; X-ray Solar Flares: 6-hr max: C1 0746 UT Aug11, 2011; 24-hr: C1 0746 UT Aug 11, 2011: Solar wind flowing from the indicated coronal should reach Earth on or about Aug. 14th. X-ray Solar Flares; 6-hr max: C1 1729 UT Aug 10, 2011; 24-hr: C6 1044 UT Aug 10, 2011: Solar wind; speed: 482.7 km/sec; density: 1.8 protons/cm3: Sunspot number: 54. From Friday 12th August 2011 to Saturday morning rainfall recorded are at Bhadrachalam, Sriramnagar, Dhvaleswaram, Peddapuram, and in Kalingpatnam about 4cms, Prthipadu, Ranastala, Adilabad, and Kunavaram about 3cms.

Our Observations:

Beginning 1st August 2011 till the 14th August 2011 there were extensive rains in Hyderabad, North districts and in Telangana. The low depression formed on Friday 2011 August adjoining the West Bengal has moved away towards the Madhya Pradesh. Due to it the Visakhapatnam experienced heavy showers on Thursday and Friday. Throughout the fortnight of August Visakhapatnam sky was cloudy and the temperatures were below the average. The meteor showers have not been seen much on the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. But the Sun was quite brilliant in spite of the cloudy weather with surprisingly cool weather. This is a new finding on the phenomenon of weather in Visakhapatnam, Both the Sun and Moon is found to be quite brilliant, throughout the fortnight of their observation. The happenings on the Solar surface of double CME occurrence and the Solar flare winds have definitely influenced the terrestrial atmosphere at particularly the lower levels of the ionosphere.

IMAGES:

Fig.1 shows the weather scenario at 18h34mPM and again at 19h17mPM with remarkable gray sky changed to blue hue. The image at 18h34mPM confirms the disappearance of the gray cloud along with its reflective hue of the sea. The image at 18h34mPM has the reddish clouds. A widespread display of auroras erupted late Friday, Aug. 5th, when a double-CME hit Earth's magnetic field and sparked a G4-category geomagnetic storm. "It was the most impressive display I've seen in years," reports Lance Taylor of Edmonton, Alberta. "From 10:00 PM on Friday to 3:00 AM on Saturday, the sky was pulsing from horizon to horizon in every direction." The show was not restricted to Canada. Northern Lights spilled across the border into the United States as far south as Utah, Colorado, and Nebraska. (Note: The faint red lights photographed in Nebraska are typical of low-latitude auroras during major geomagnetic storms.) Observers in Europe as far south as England, Germany and Poland also witnessed a fine display. Note that the reddish hue of the sky is not only due to the Sunlight refraction but also the affect of superimposed CME that has hit the Earth. The finding is that the affects persist for a few more than the immediate impact of it as observed in Nebraska by Lance Taylor of Edmonton, Alberta. Solar wind speed: 600.9 km/sec: density: 0.8 protons/cm3 : X-ray Solar Flares: 6-hr max: B8 1220 UT Aug 08; 24-hr: C1 0310 UT Aug08 : Sunspot 1263 poses a continued threat for X-class solar flares. Credit: SDO/HMI: The M9-class solar flare of August 4th produced a burst of shortwave static so powerful that receivers on Earth picked it up after sunset. "A Radio Jove observer in Florida recorded the burst when the sun was 38 degrees below the horizon," reports amateur radio astronomer Thomas Ashcraft. Ashcraft's own radio telescope in New Mexico recorded the event 1 hour and 54 minutes after sunset.

Fig 2 has a splendid display of green hue with beautiful yellow ring around the surface the left-over of debris from the double CME ejections from Sun on the 4th August 2011. The orange filter image shows the predominant red glow of the dust in the atmosphere. Surprisingly it shows the green hue as dominant over the blue hue of the Moon Sine Glow. The sky blue filter shows the subdued intensity profile of the blue hue.

Fig 3 shows on 8th August 2011 at 22h03mPM the green hue as dominant in spite that the blue hue persists at a low profile.

Fig 4 details that at 22h05mPM the green hue envelops the dominant yellow hue near to the Moon of the Moon Shine Glow. The light yellow filter also shows the yellow hue but with dominant green hue dispersion of the Moon shine air glow.

Fig 5 of the sun spectra with filters definitely gives the signature of the Terrestrial atmosphere hit by the Ultra Violet flash and the X-ray irradiation of the atmosphere on the 11th August 2011 morning time. The cloudy weather was very helpful to enhance and brighten the effects of the Ultra-Violet brushing flash of the Solar flare and the production of the X-ray bursts. SpaceWeather reported”that the CME will probably would miss the Earth. At this time, however, we cannot rule out a glancing blow from the flank of the cloud on August 11th or 12th.”

The images of Sun spectra image captured by me, on the 11th August 2011 at 10h10mAM, indeed show the brilliance of the spectra. Orange filter shows the brilliant Yellow hue of the Air-Glow.

Fig.6 Surprisingly both the Green and the light Yellow filters as well show up the Brilliant Yellow produced by the CME, Solar Wind of Protons and the X-Ray burst of August 9th at 0805 UT. The Sunspot 1263 produced an X7-class solar flare, only the third X-flare of new Solar Cycle 24 and the most powerful so far. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the explosion's extreme ultraviolet flash. The radiation from the flare created waves of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere briefly disrupting communications at some VLF and HF radio frequencies. The blast also accelerated a mild torrent of protons toward Earth. The CME was expected to probably miss the Earth. However, it cannot be ruled out, a glancing blow from the flank of the cloud on August 11th or 12th, the predictions by NASA asserts. What surprises me most is that the Sky Blue filter image obtained by me, of the Solar spectrum on 11th Aug 2011 at 10h10m AM has totally obstructed away, the Yellow brilliant glow of the Sun.

Fig.7 The Moon rise on the 13th August 2011 on the India festival day of Sravana Pournima has been one of good excitement. The Moon shine was very pleasant. This continued on the 14th August, 2011 also when the brilliant Moon was found enchanting. It should be noted that the Sravana Pournima is the day when sisters tie sacred knots on the forehand of the brothers and men of authority to protect them with utmost effort and valour. The other significant finding of this investigation is that the Gray Bay of Bengal hue has gradually changed with the predominant deep blue of the Moon shine scenario of the twilight at the Beach coast of Visakhapatnam a change that took place just within about 30 minutes.

Conclusions:

The most significant conclusion is that the CME and Solar flare affects on the equatorial region of Earth has been one of a considerable magnitude. The images of Sun spectra image captured by me, on the 11th August 2011 at 10h10mAM, indeed show the brilliance of the spectra. Orange filter shows the brilliant Yellow hue of the Air-Glow. On 8th August 2011 at 22h03mPM the green hue was found as dominant in spite that the blue hue persists at a low profile. Note that the reddish hue of the sky is not only due to the Sunlight refraction but also the affect of superimposed CME that has hit the Earth. The finding is that the affects continued to persist even for a few more days than the immediate impact of it like the one, as observed by Lance Taylor of Edmonton, Alberta.

The other significant finding of this investigation is that the Gray Bay of Bengal hue has gradually changed with the predominant deep blue of the Moon shine scenario of the twilight at the Beach coast of Visakhapatnam a change that took place just within about 30 minutes. I reiterate that the gray hue is due to the enhanced affect of the upper atmosphere of the earth due to the intense X-ray and possibly the Microwave and Utra-Violet irradiations.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

I am indebted to late Prof. K. Rangadhama Rao D.Sc. (Madras) D.Sc. (London) for initiating me to do research studies and for his constant guidance during my professional career.

References:

SpaceWeather.com reports dated the first fortnight of August 2011 and the local newspapers for summaries of the rainfall data.