The great solar storm of 2024
Between 7th to 9th May sunspot region 3664 blasted multiple X class solar flares towards earth. Initial radio blackouts occurred across...
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- Dec 31, 2023
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Good-bye to 2023
It is time to say good-bye to 2023 in what was a year of notable historical weather events for upper North Island. We will finish the...
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- Apr 25, 2023
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Geomagnetic storm, Auroras, and a large M7.1 earthquake
It was a very active 24 hours for space weather and seismic activity yesterday as a severe G4 geomagnetic storm bombarded earth’s...
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- Mar 26, 2023
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Severe G4 geomagnetic storm impacts upper North
A severe level G4 Geomagnetic storm arrived into earth's magnetosphere on Friday evening NZT, triggering the Aurora Australis over the...
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- Nov 19, 2022
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Fireball disintegrates over upper North
A great capture this morning at 4:24am of a meteor burning up through atmosphere over Auckland’s north-west. It was heard booming through...
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- May 23, 2022
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International Space Station view of the Gulf today
International Space Station cruised over the upper North Island at 12:38pm this afternoon. A mix of sunshine and stratocumulus clouds...
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- Jan 4, 2022
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King low tide at the perihelion exposes the Gulf
Earth will be closest to the Sun this year at 7:52pm NZT this evening. This distance is called the perihelion. As well as the moon, the...
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- Dec 31, 2021
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2021 comes to a close
It is time to say good-bye to 2021. We will finish the year with a fine, dry, and mild day across the upper North Island with no rain...
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- Nov 24, 2021
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NASA launches a mission to crash into an asteroid
In Space news this evening, clear weather has allowed NASA to successfully launch a rocket and spacecraft from California in its first...
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- Nov 5, 2021
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A magical Aurora Australis seen from Auckland
Another major G3 level (KP7) geomagnetic storm has hit the planet in the last 12 hours. The plasma cloud driven by a vigorous 700 km/sec...
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- Oct 29, 2021
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Major X class solar flare
The sun erupted a major solar flare this morning at around 4:30am NZT causing a X class solar flare to hurtle towards earth. The region...
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- Oct 13, 2021
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Strong Geomagnetic storm strikes earth
A strong G2 geomagnetic storm arrived over New Zealand early this morning, which originated from a solar flare on 9th October followed by...
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- Sep 1, 2021
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G2 solar storm forecast to potentially hit earth 2-3 September
Space Weather Alert. The U.S agency Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a Geomagnetic storm watch for the potential impact of...
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- May 27, 2021
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Total Lunar Eclipse puts on an amazing show
Clouds cleared just in time over the upper North Island to allow a stunning uninterrupted view of a rare Total Lunar Eclipse / Super Moon...
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- May 13, 2021
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Aurora Australis arrives in the upper North Island
The strongest solar storm in 2 years has delivered the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) to much of New Zealand including the upper...
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- May 10, 2021
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NZ was only within 24 minutes from rocket debris impact
Chinese rocket debris brief summary. China on 29 April 2021 launched a CZ-5B rocket for its core module to the new Space Station Tianhe-1...
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- May 5, 2021
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Meteors and chaotic rogue Chinese rockets. Interesting 100 hours ahead.
Meteors showers and an out-of-control Chinese rocket are on their way towards earth in the next 100 hours. While the lower atmospheric...
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- May 2, 2021
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Incoming meteor shower to peak this Friday morning
Heads-up, there is an incoming meteor shower this week. The ‘Eta Aquarid’ meteors are debris from Halley's comet tail and will light up...
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- Apr 25, 2021
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G2 solar storm forecast to hit earth tonight
A space weather watch and warning is now in place across the earth by multiple government weather agencies. A geomagnetic storm from an...
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- Mar 7, 2021
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Is there a link between space weather and larger seismic events?
Having a close inspection of the last 7 days space weather from U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an energetic...
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