Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-35 2020 August 30 at 7:01 p.m. MDT (2020 August 31 0101 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 24-30 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 28 August due to effects from a geoeffective coronal hole high speed stream. No radio blackouts or solar radiations storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For August 31-Septemb ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 31 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 244 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3040 Issue Time: 2020 Aug 30 1727 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Station: GOES-16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 30 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 243 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 782 2020 Aug 29 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Catalog of Artifical Space Objects ------------------------------------------- The first full release of my General Catalog of Artifical Space Objects (GCAT) is now available at https://planet4589.org/space/gcat International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 63 continues. Astrona ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 29 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 242 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  August 28, 2020 RELEASE 20-083 *NASA Selects Proposals for New Space Environment Missions* The Sun sends out a constant stream of particles and energy, which drives a complex space weather system near Earth and can affect spacecraft and astronauts. NASA has chosen five new mission concept studies for further development to study various aspects of this dynamic system. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has selected five proposals for concept studies of missions to help improve understanding of the ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the West can stretch from late spring until seasonal winter rains and snow arrive. Climate change has made recent warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * August Fires Leave Vast Burn Scars in California (Image from Aug 26, 2020; Posted Aug 27, 2020) https://earthobserv ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Aug 28 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 241 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Aug 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

August 27, 2020 RELEASE 20-084 *NASA Names Robyn Gatens Acting Director for International Space Station*  Robyn Gatens */Credits: NASA/* Kathy Lueders, NASA’s associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, has named Robyn Gatens as acting director of the International Space Station at NASA Headquarters. The appointment was effective Aug. 25. Sam Scimemi, the former director, has assumed new responsibilities as a special assistant for the agency’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directo ...Continue Reading