Hongkongers looking at the morning sky on Thursday may have thought they were witnessing a rare pink aurora – but it was most likely to be light pollution. A large swathe of the sky above Kai Tak Stadium glowed pink in the early hours, but the Observatory said it was not linked to a geomagnetic…
The risk of a geomagnetic storm to planes is minimal provided the aircraft has enough fuel to cope with a longer route, a Hong Kong aircrew organisation has said after a Cathay flight was diverted due to the space weather event. The Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association, a Cathay Pacific Airways’ pilots’ union, shared the…
Photo Credit: Indian Institute of Astrophysics and Bhabha Atomic Research Center In Ladakh‘s Hanle and Leh, the aurora-lit skies were captured on camera by scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru and the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai stationed there. A statement issued by the Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), said “For an extraordinary fourth…
Cathay Pacific Airways confirmed a flight from New York to Hong Kong was diverted on Wednesday due to a geomagnetic storm, a space weather event meteorology and IT experts said was capable of disrupting GPS navigation and signals. But the meteorologist played down concerns about the geomagnetic storm’s impact over Hong Kong, saying the city…
Cathay Pacific Airways confirmed a flight from New York to Hong Kong was diverted on Wednesday due to a geomagnetic storm, a space weather event meteorology and IT experts said was capable of disrupting GPS navigation and signals. But the meteorologist played down concerns about the geomagnetic storm’s impact over Hong Kong, saying the city…