Hi to all of you that follow the magnetosphere. Take a look at "REAL TIME/Nict" http://www2.nict.go.jp/y/y223/simulation/realtime/index.html

About 21 UTC, it began to open up, after being very closed for a few hours, and it appeared we had a major storm coming in (ie Coronal hole or CME). EXCEPT there is NO wind or protons.  The AE index proves something is coming in past the shield. The bz is pretty low.

But no protons or solar wind. I have NEVER seen this occur. In fact recently when some storms have come in, the Magnetic SHIELD has held up for several hours into the storm which was a little confusing, but this is REALLY confusing. I am wondering if we are seeing the real beginning of the loss of the shield.

I am up, can't sleep. It's now 11 UTC.  I went to ship tonight, and did feel myself coming back, but something is not right in how I feel otherwise.  I am sweating, and yet the room temperature is comfortable, and I am nauseous and strange feeling. So I got up, checked my blood sugar, etc, nothing wrong. I could have used a little too much insulin perhaps was my feeling, as I had dinner out tonight. But that was NOT the case.