12/10/2021MEDIA ALERTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAn eruption on the Sun a few days ago (9 October 2021) produced a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that is now showing its effects on the Earth’s magnetic field. Magnetometer readings around the world are showing moderate
Sunspot group AR2866 is currently in a geo-effective location on the solar disk and has doubled in size in 24 hours from 6 to 7 September. When it came into view on the limb of the Sun on 5 September, it was
Chasing Auroras [caption id="attachment_9436" align="alignnone" width="300"] Vhulahani Manukha & Pierre Retief[/caption] By Vhulahani Manukha It all started on the 10th of December 2019 when Pierre Retief and I departed for Antarctica. The preparations before the departure were not challenging since we left before
In December 2019, before anyone ever heard of COVID-19 and Zoom was something only found on your camera, Pierre Retief was on a ship heading for Antarctica, to fulfil a lifelong dream. He was appointed as a Radar Engineer for