June 28, 2015
Carrington Rotation Dates for CR2165
Title: CR2165
Description: CR2165 begins
Start Date: 2015-06-18
End Date: 2015-07-14
February 14, 2015
Solar Dynamics Observatory- 5 years of Solar Imagery
Here are a couple of great solar movies put out by Goddard Space Flight Centre
5th Anniversay of SDO
and the Difference between Solar Flares and CME’s
Enjoy, Spectaular images.
February 2nd, 2015
Geo-magnetic Storm in progress
There is a Geo- magnetic Storm in progress http://www.spaceweather.com/
January 3, 2015
Sunspot AR 2253
According to Only a few days ago, sunspot AR2253 did not exist. Now the fast-growing active region is wider than the planet Jupiter.
If its clear in your area go take a look, and watch the morphology of AR2253.
September 6, 2014
TESIS- The Sun Shines for Everyone
The TESIS page is a very good page for watching of solar flares, and keeping in touch with all Geomagnetic happenings on the sun.
From the TESIS website:
The TESIS includes five space instruments:
MgXII Imaging Spectroheliometer (MISH) with spherical bent crystal mirror, for observations of the Sun in the monochromatic MgXII 8.42 A line
EUV Spectoheliometer (EUSH) with grazing incidence diffraction grating, for the registration of full solar discs in monochromatic lines of the spectral band 280–330 A
Two Full-disk EUV Telescopes (FET) with multilayer mirrors covering the band 130-136 A and 290-320 A
Solar EUV Coronagraph (SEC), based on the Ritchey-Chretien scheme, to observe the inner and outer solar corona from 0.2 to 4 solar radii in spectral band 290-320 A
X-ray photometer-spectroheliometer SphinX, designed by the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Science
August 20, 2014
Daily Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic activity from the SIDC
:Issued: 2014 Aug 20 0945 UTC
roduct: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/meu
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# DAILY BULLETIN ON SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY from the SIDC #
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SIDC URSIGRAM 40820
SIDC SOLAR BULLETIN 20 Aug 2014, 0908UT
SIDC FORECAST (valid from 1230UT, 20 Aug 2014 until 22 Aug 2014)
SOLAR FLARES : Eruptive (C-class flares expected, probability >=50%)
GEOMAGNETISM : Quiet (A<20 and K<4)
SOLAR PROTONS : Quiet
PREDICTIONS FOR 20 Aug 2014 10CM FLUX: 113 / AP: 004
PREDICTIONS FOR 21 Aug 2014 10CM FLUX: 115 / AP: 004
PREDICTIONS FOR 22 Aug 2014 10CM FLUX: 117 / AP: 004
COMMENT: There are 6 active regions on the visible side of the solar disk.
Only NOAA AR 12146 (in NE quadrant) has shown a significant growth in the
past 24 hours. We expect it will push up solar activity to C-class flaring
levels, though further growth in size, complexity and thus flaring levels
cannot be excluded. Note also that flaring activity is observed from behind
the NE solar limb. Quiet geomagnetic conditions are expected in the coming
3 days: there are no high speed wind streams expected from coronal holes,
nor are there any new CMEs on the way to the Earth. The arrival yesterday
(Aug 19) of the Aug 15 CME resulted in a Kp=6 episode. The Bz component of
the IMF has now turned fully Northward, thereby ending the geomagnetic
storm.
TODAY’S ESTIMATED ISN : 075, BASED ON 10 STATIONS.
SOLAR INDICES FOR 19 Aug 2014
WOLF NUMBER CATANIA : ///
10CM SOLAR FLUX : 111
AK CHAMBON LA FORET : ///
AK WINGST : 020
ESTIMATED AP : 019
ESTIMATED ISN : 069, BASED ON 25 STATIONS.
NOTICEABLE EVENTS SUMMARY
DAY BEGIN MAX END LOC XRAY OP 10CM Catania/NOAA RADIO_BURST_TYPES
NONE
END
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# Tel.: 32 (0) 2 373 0 491 #
December 21, 2013
APOD Picture of the Day
What a wonderful image of the sun in all wavelengths by SDO & NASA
SDO's Multiwavelength Sun
July 27, 2013
The Weakest Solar Cycle in 100 Years
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/The-Weakest-Solar-Cycle-in-100-Years-216752671.html
This from the this month’s meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Solar Physics Division.
March 1, 2013
ASA Science News for March 1, 2013
Something unexpected is happening on the sun. 2013 is supposed to be the year of Solar Max, but solar activity is lower than expected. At least one leading forecaster expects the sun to rebound with a double-peaked maximum later this year.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j4bl57D_1U
FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/01mar_twinpeaks/
February 16, 2013
Solar Storm Watchers from Zooniverse Team
Greetings Stormwatchers!
Remember all that data analysis you’ve been doing at www.solarstormwatch.com? All those storms you’ve tracked have now been used to create an animation of what the Sun has been up to over the first three years of the STEREO mission. It’s amazing! You can now see the constant stream of solar wind material as it erupts into space and even the spirals created as the various sources of solar wind rotate with the Sun. And when a solar storm erupts, you can see which planets are in the firing line! Watch the video and read more on the blog at http://blog.solarstormwatch.com/2012/12/19/see-your-data-analysis-like-never-before/
In other news, the BBC are making a documentary about the Sun and would like to feature Solar Stormwatch, including a small group of volunteers. They will be filming at Rutherford Appleton Laboratories in Oxfordshire in the UK (http://www.stfc.ac.uk/About+STFC/51.aspx). Filming is going to take place either February 28 or March 1 2013 (date to be confirmed).
If you are a UK-based Solar Stormwatch volunteer and would like to be part of the documentary please email team@zooniverse.org with the subject heading ‘SSW Documentary’ and we’ll forward your message on to the BBC. Unfortunately the BBC cannot pay travel expenses but if you can get to RAL they guarantee a good day out! There is more information on the Solar Stormwatch blog: http://blog.solarstormwatch.com/2013/02/04/calling-all-stormwatchers-bbc-2-documentary-needs-your-help/
This is a great opportunity to promote Solar Stormwatch and get even more involved in solar science.
