Space Weather News for Sept. 22, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com AURORA COMETALIS: Researchers have discovered another reason to visit comets: The icebergs from deep space have their own auroras. A paper published this week in Nature Astronomy explains how Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko turns jets of water vapor from the comet's core into a weird form of Northern Lights. Get the full story at Spaceweather.com. Aurora alerts: Sign up for Space Weather Alerts a ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- WATER COLOR (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- BLOOMS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 2020 As hours of sunlight increase in the northern hemisphere, the oceans come alive with blooms of phytoplankton, algae, and seaweed. * Persistent Phytoplankton (Image from Sep 5, 2020; Posted Sep 21, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147299/persistent-phytoplankton/?src=nha ---------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 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 266 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- 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. * A Meeting of Smoke and Storms (Image from Sep 16, 2020; Posted Sep 17, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147293/a-meeting-of-smoke-and-storms/?src=nha SOUTH AMERICAN FIRES IN 2020 The fi ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-38 2020 September 20 at 7:51 p.m. MDT (2020 September 21 0151 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 14-20 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For September 21-27 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 27 Sep due to coronal hole influence. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 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 265 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 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 264 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...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. * A Meeting of Smoke and Storms (Image from Sep 16, 2020; Posted Sep 17, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147293/a-meeting-of-smoke-and-storms/?src=nha --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Sep 18 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading