November brings us two eclipses in the month. Total solar eclipse will occur on November 13 and penumbral lunar eclipse on November 28, 2012. On November 13, residents of northeastern Australia will see the sun fully obscured by the moon, whose shadow will darken the
TimeScapes is the debut film from award-winning cinematographer and director Tom Lowe. The film features stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people, and wildlife of the American South West. Lowe spent 2 years roaming the Southwest in
New region 1611 rotated into view on the east limb and produced a moderate M1.7 flare at 02:23 UTC and a type II radio sweep shortly after, on November 8, 2012. Flare generated bright coronal mass ejection (CME) in eastward direction which means that it would not
New unrest has been noticed around 1 volcano, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from October 31 – November 6, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Kizimen, Eastern
Solar flare measuring M1.7 erupted on November 8, 2012 at 02:23 UTC. The source of this event is newly formed region rotating into view, Region 1611 (N12E66). The event started at 02:28, peaked at 02:23 and ended at 02:25 UTC. Type II Radio Emission was recorded
Strong earthquake registered as M 6.3 at depth of 16.6 km (10.3 miles), struck near Vancouver Island, Canada on November 08, 2012 at 02:01 UTC, according to USGS. The epicenter was located 186 km (115 miles) SSW of Port Hardy, Canada (49.185°N,
The Sun produced a series of at least eight coronal mass ejections (CMEs) over a two-day period (November, 2-4, 2012). Some of them overlapped each other as the Sun burst some of them into space in a rapid-fire style. The series was taken by the STEREO Ahead spacecraft
Massive and deadly earthquake with recorded magnitude 7.4 hit Guatemala on November 7, 2012 at 16:35 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 24 km (14 miles) S of Champerico, Guatemala and 61 km (37 miles) SSW of San Sebastian, Guatemala at
Earthquake M 5.5 hit northern Iran on November 7, 2012 at 06:26:33 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 40 km (24 miles) W of Ahar and 51 km (31 miles) NNE of Tabriz, Iran (38.472°N, 46.613°E), the same area that was struck by deadly M 6.3 earthquake
This animation by youtube user kolomaire shows all important battles that took place over the last ten centuries. The sizes of the explosions and labels are proportional to the number of casualties.The music is “Ride Of The Valkyries” by Richard Wagner.Author
