The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE 2020 On June 21, 2020, a new Moon passed in front of the Sun to create an annular eclipse across large swaths of Asia and Africa. * An Astronaut's View of an Annular Eclipse (Image from Jun 21, 2020; Posted Jun 23, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146876/an-astronauts-view-of-an-annular-eclips ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 23 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 175 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN U.S. Fire season in the Western United States can stretch from late spring until the winter rains arrive near the end of the calendar year. Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix (Image from Jun 14, 2020; Posted ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-25 2020 June 21 at 8:17 p.m. MDT (2020 June 22 0217 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 15-21 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For June 22-28 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the Inte ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 22 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 174 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 21 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 173 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 20 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 172 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM SEASON IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Seasonal changes in wind strength and direction can loft copious amounts of dust into the air and carry it across seas and ocean basins. * Dust Traverses the Atlantic Ocean (Image from Jun 18, 2020; Posted Jun 19, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146871/dust-trave ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jun 19 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 171 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jun 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Jun Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers:           On Wednesday, June 24, the Computer History Museum (CHM) will host an online presentation featuring retired NASA Astronaut and former NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan. See below for more details. Brian C. Odom, PhD NASA History Division (Detail) Office of Communications NASA Headquarters 256-541-8974 (cell) http://history.nasa.gov/ CHM Live | Virtual Event Maintenance and Invention: Lessons From Hubble  As ...Continue Reading