The Sun’s activity picked up this week with a stealthy solar storm that caused aurora all around the world. Some fast wind that follows could continue low-level storming through the weekend. Catch up on aurora pics
from this storm & see what else the Sun has in store!
For daily and often hourly updates (during active times) visit me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TamithaSkov
For a more in-depth look at the data and images highlighted in this video see these links below.
Aurora Photography:
Marketa Murray Fairbanks Alaska:
https://twitter.com/povlen13/status/7…
Jake Stehi, Green Lake Wisconsin, USA:
https://twitter.com/eljakeo30/status/…
Harry S, South Ontario:
https://twitter.com/Handy_Harry/statu…
Roger Porter Rockport Massachusetts, USA:
https://twitter.com/Rogerpp397/status…
Dustin Schwartzmeyer webster, NY, USA:
https://twitter.com/D_Schwartzmeyer/s…
Cyber Nick Rochester NY, USA:
https://twitter.com/Stalsomething/sta…
Darlene Tanner, Alix Alberta, Canada:
https://twitter.com/dartanner/status/…
Gary Chittick Lochwinnoch, Scotland:
https://twitter.com/gbc123/status/786…
Maria Johnsen Trondheim Norway:
https://twitter.com/iMariaJohnsen/sta…
John Oldshue, Lake Myvatan, Iceland:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_…
Felix Inden, Efjorden, Ballangen, Norway:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_…
Mark A. Brown: Alburnett, Iowa:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_…
North Coast Snapper North Coast Ireland:
https://twitter.com/Northcoastsnap/st…
Tommy Andersson Östersund, Sweden:
https://twitter.com/63northphoto/stat…
Tom Lowe Bamburgh, England:
https://twitter.com/saloplarus/status…
Horace Smith North of Sleepy Hollow State Park, MI, USA:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_…
Philip Granrud, Kalispell, Montana, USA:
http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_…
Solar Imaging and Analysis:
SDO: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/
Helioviewer: http://www.helioviewer.org/
STEREO-EUVI + SDO-AIA 360° Heliographic Maps: http://tcrb.nrl.navy.mil/~iuu/maps360…
Flare Analysis: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest…
Computer Aided CME Tracking CACTUS: http://www.sidc.oma.be/cactus/out/lat…
GOES Xray: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/xra…
SOHO: http://sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov/
Stereo: http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
NOAA Sunspot Classifications: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/latest/
GONG: http://gong2.nso.edu/dailyimages/
GONG Magnetic Maps: http://gong.nso.edu/data/magmap/
LMSAL Heliophysics Events HEK http://www.lmsal.com/isolsearch
Solar Wind:
NOAA/SWPC: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov
ACE Solar Wind: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ace/ace_rtsw…
Wang-Sheeley-Arge Solar Wind Prediction Model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ws/
NASA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov:8080/IswaSy…
NOAA ENLIL SPIRAL: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/
Magnetosphere, Ionosphere, Atmosphere:
GOES Magnetometer: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/mag…
Ionosphere D-Region Absorption (DRAP) model: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/
Auroral Oval Ovation Products: http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/
POES Auroral Global Maps: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/pmap/
Global 3-hr Kp index: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/kp_…
Wing Kp index prediction: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wingkp/index…
USGS Ground Magnetometers: http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/
USGS Disturbance Storm-Time (Dst): http://geomag.usgs.gov/realtime/dst/
NAIRAS Radiation Storm Model: http://terra2.spacenvironment.net/~ra…
HAARP Data Meters: http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/haarp/
Multi-Purpose Space Environment Sites:
SOLARHAM: http://www.solarham.net/index.htm
Spaceweather: http://spaceweather.com
SOLARIMG: http://solarimg.org/artis/
iSWA: http://iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/iswa/iSWA.html
Definition of Geomagnetic Storm, Radiation Storm, and Radio Blackout Levels:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/
None of this would be possible without the hard work and dedication of those who have provided all of this data for public use.
Images c/o NASA/ESA/CSA (most notably the superb SDO, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, CCMC, JPL & DSN teams, amazing professionals, hobbyists, institutions, organizations, agencies and amateurs such as those at the USAF/HAARP, NICT, NOAA, USGS, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Intellicast, Catatania, rice.edu, wisc.edu, sonoma.edu ucalgary.ca, rssi.ru, ohio-state.edu, solen.info, and more. Thanks for making Space Weather part of our every day dialogue.
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