Space Weather News for Oct. 22, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom INFERIOR CONJUNCTION OF VENUS: This week, something strange and wonderful is happening to the shape of Venus. Telescopes pointed at the second planet show it becoming very large (larger, apparently, than Jupiter) and curving into a narrow crescent. Astronomers call this an "inferior solar conjunction"--when Venus passes almost directly between Earth and the sun. The event is extre ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-43 2018 October 21 at 6:50 p.m. MDT (2018 October 22 0050 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 15-21 No significant space weather was observed during the summary period. Outlook For October 22-28 No significant space weather is expected for the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NS ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 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 295 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo 2724 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 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 294 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo 2724 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2867 Issue Time: 2018 Oct 20 1716 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2866 Begin Time: 2018 Oct 16 1610 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1333 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 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 293 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo 2724 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Oct. 19, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom METEORS FROM HALLEY'S COMET: Right now, specks of dust from Halley's comet are disintegrating in Earth's atmosphere, kicking off the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak this weekend with 20+ meteors per hour emerging from the constellation Orion. The nearly full Moon could reduce visibility, but it is possible to avoid the glare if you look at the right time. ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2866 Issue Time: 2018 Oct 19 1647 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2865 Begin Time: 2018 Oct 16 1610 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1363 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Oct 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 292 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Oct 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo 2724 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2865 Issue Time: 2018 Oct 18 1637 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2864 Begin Time: 2018 Oct 16 1610 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1464 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading