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July 27, 2013

Space Weather Report July 26, 2012

Space Weather – 3 day forecast

Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force.
Updated 2012 Jul 26 2200 UTC

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 208 Issued at 2200Z on 26 Jul 2012

IA.  Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from  25/2100Z
to 26/2100Z:  Solar activity was low.  The only C-class flare of the
reporting period was a C1 at 26/1953Z from new Region 1532 (S20E67).
New flux emergence was observed in the northwest quadrant and was
numbered as Region 1531 (N15W59).

IB.  Solar Activity Forecast:  Solar activity is expected to be very
low with a chance for a C-class flare.

IIA.  Geophysical Activity Summary 25/2100Z to 26/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field was quiet.  The greater than 10 MeV proton
event at geosynchronous orbit that began at 23/1545Z, reached a
maximum flux of 12 pfu at 23/2145Z and ended at 24/1800Z. The
greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached
high levels during the period.

IIB.  Geophysical Activity Forecast:  The geomagnetic field is
expected to be quiet on day 1 (27 July).  By mid to late on day 2
(28 July), a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) is
expected to become geoeffective causing unsettled to active periods.
Unsettled to active periods are expected on day 3 (29 July) due to
the combined effects of the CH HSS and the 25 July coronal mass
ejection.

III.  Event Probabilities 27 Jul-29 Jul
Class M    05/05/05
Class X    01/01/01
Proton     01/01/01
PCAF       Green

IV.  Penticton 10.7 cm Flux
Observed           26 Jul 115
Predicted   27 Jul-29 Jul  115/115/120
90 Day Mean        26 Jul 125

V.  Geomagnetic A Indices
Observed Afr/Ap 25 Jul  006/007
Estimated Afr/Ap 26 Jul  000/004
Predicted Afr/Ap 27 Jul-29 Jul  006/005-011/015-015/018

VI.  Geomagnetic Activity Probabilities 27 Jul-29 Jul
A.  Middle Latitudes
Active                05/25/35
Minor storm           01/10/20
Major-severe storm    01/01/05
B.  High Latitudes
Active                15/15/10
Minor storm           10/25/30
Major-severe storm    05/30/50
 
 

July 13, 2012

Space Weather News for July 12, 2012

http://spaceweather.com

EARTH-DIRECTED X-FLARE: Big sunspot AR1520 erupted on July 12th around 16:53 UT, producing an X-class solar flare and hurling a CME directly toward Earth. Forecasters expect the cloud to arrive on July 14th. Its impact could spark moderate to severe geomagnetic storms, allowing auroras to be seen at lower latitudes than usual. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

 
 

March 10, 2012

Space Weather News for March 9, 2012

INCOMING CME: As Earth’s magnetic field reverberates from the impact of one CME on March 8th, a second CME is on the way. Big sunspot AR1429 unleashed an M6-class solar flare today, and the eruption hurled a cloud of plasma almost directly toward Earth. Forecasters say the CME could reach our planet during the late hours of March 10th or early hours of March 11th. Strong geomagnetic storms are possible when the cloud arrives. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

 
 

March 10, 2012

CR2119 has been released.

Look under the Pages Section A.L.P.O. Solar Section Recent Observations.
Let me know if you have any comments, either on the list, or directly at kim.hay@alpo-astronomy.org
Thank You
Kim Hay
Solar Section Coordinator

 
 

February 20, 2012

Tornado on the Sun -February 20, 2012.

The following video link is from the Solar Dynamic Observatory. It is showing a
tornado on the sun.

In other news this week, on February 18th, people over the US and Canada were treated to an aurora. The solar wind was expected, but seeing the auroras was not so it was a nice touch.

Sunspot AR1422 is growing in size and Spaceweather is stating a possible M-class flare may happen.

Enjoy the sun, its always interesting.

 
 

January 22, 2012

CR2118 released

Just a note to let you know how the CR files are created. They are a bit time consuming but I am streamlining the process a bit to make it a bit easier to do and get on line quickly.

After collecting the submitted images, they are entered into a spreadsheet and renamed to the files you see online. Also
after going through many renditions of ACDSee programs and text editors to create the html files, I am now using Picasa 3 to pull the images on line and also create a pdf file for the text information for the observations. This is located at the bottom of the page.

Please bear with me as I will be updating the past files which are not online to the new look.

Take a look at the new CR2118 which has been released. Look under the Pages Section A.L.P.O. Solar Section Recent Observations.
Let me know if you have any comments, either on the list, or directly at kim.hay@alpo-astronomy.org
Thank You
Kim Hay
Solar Section Coordinator

 
 

November 15, 2011

SWPC Product Subscription Service Changes

UPDATE: To ensure a smooth transition for all of our customers, the change in geomagnetic products originally scheduled for November 16th has been postponed until December 12th. Effective December 12th, 2011, the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) will be making numerous changes to its geomagnetic product suite. SWPC’s nowcast and forecast products, alerts, watches, and warnings will transition to be based on an estimate or prediction of the Planetary indices Kp and Ap. Currently all of these products are based off of the K-index computed from the Boulder magnetometer and the A-index from Fredericksburg, Virginia. The impact of the change should be minimal and no changes to product subscriptions will be required. For more details on the change, please see the customer announcement on our website at: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/geomag/geomag.html

 
 

October 5, 2011

“The Weekly” Preliminary Report and Forecast

The latest version of “The Weekly” Preliminary Report and Forecast of Solar Geophysical Data is now posted on-line and available at http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly/index.html

 
 

October 2, 2011

Solar Region Summary

Product: Solar Region Summary
Issued: 2011 Oct 02 0030 UTC
# Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA,
# Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force.
#
Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary
SRS Number 275 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Oct 2011
Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Oct
I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z
Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type
1302 N16W41 277 0700 Fkc 16 16 Beta-Gamma-Delta
1305 N12W12 248 0170 Dso 06 14 Beta-Gamma
1306 N14E07 229 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha
1307 N14E37 199 0030 Dro 10 04 Beta
1308 S25E55 181 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha
IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Oct
Nmbr Location Lo
1301 N16W90 327
1304 N13W72 309
II. Regions Due to Return 02 Oct to 04 Oct
Nmbr Lat Lo
1289 N23 143

 
 

September 6, 2011

“The Weekly” Preliminary Report and Forecast

The latest version of “The Weekly” Preliminary Report and Forecast of Solar Geophysical Data is now posted on-line and available

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