:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 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 353 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2793 S15E22 081 0010 Bxo 02 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- TROPICAL CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Warm ocean temperatures can promote storms in the region, though the wide spacing between the many small islands make landfalls less common. * Cyclone Yasa Bearing Down on Fiji (Image from Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147672/cyclone-yasa-bearing- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 17 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 352 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2793 S15E35 082 0030 Cro 04 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 16, 2020 https://spaceweather.com https://www.spaceweatheralerts.com CRESCENT MOON JOINS THE GREAT CONJUNCTION: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look southwest. A whisper-thin crescent Moon is photo-bombing the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. For the next two nights, the Moon will glide by the giant planets, which are themselves on the verge of their finest pairing in hundreds of years. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for sky maps ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 16 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2792 S22E26 103 0010 Bxo 06 02 Beta 2793 S15E49 081 0020 Cro 03 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 December 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Shadows from a Solar Eclipse https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147659/shadows-from-a-solar-eclipse/?src=eoa-iotd * Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147664/iceberg-closes-in-on-south-georgia/?src=eoa-iotd * The Drying U.S. West https://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEA AND LAKE ICE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- RIFT AND CALVING AT LARSEN ICE SHELF Scientists observed the cracking and rifting of a Delaware-sized piece of an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula. * Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia (Image from Dec 14, 2020; Posted Dec 14, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147664/iceberg-closes-in-on-south-georgia/?src=nh ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Dec 15 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Dec 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2792 S22E39 105 0010 Bxo 04 03 Beta 2793 S16E60 084 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- EXTREME SUMMER 2020-21 WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA Recent years have brought persistent heat waves and fires in Australia. * Fraser Island Blazes (Image from Dec 7, 2020; Posted Dec 10, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147638/fraser-island-blazes/?src=nha -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2020 NORTH ATLANTIC HURR ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #20-50 2020 December 13 at 6:21 p.m. MST (2020 December 14 0121 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 7-13 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 14-20 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, ...Continue Reading