Space Weather News for Sept. 28, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom THE CHILL OF SOLAR MINIMUM:  The sun is entering a deep Solar Minimum, and Earth's upper atmosphere is responding. Data from NASA's TIMED satellite show that the thermosphere (the uppermost layer of air around our planet) is cooling and shrinking, literally decreasing the radius of the atmosphere. If current trends continue, the thermosphere could set a Space Age record for cold in th ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Sep 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 271 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Sep 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2855 Issue Time: 2018 Sep 27 1451 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2854 Begin Time: 2018 Sep 12 1730 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1574 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 Sep 27 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 270 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Sep 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON 2018 The Western Pacific sees more tropical storms and typhoons each year than any other ocean basin. * Super Typhoon Trami (Image from Sep 25, 2018; Posted Sep 25, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92811/super-typhoon-trami/?src=nha ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2854 Issue Time: 2018 Sep 26 1456 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2853 Begin Time: 2018 Sep 12 1730 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2766 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 Sep 26 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 269 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Sep 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * Volcanic Hell Makes for Bathing Heaven https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92802/volcanic-hell-makes-for-bathing-heaven/?src=eoa-iotd * Activity at Krakatau https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92806/activity-at-krakatau/?src=eoa-iotd * Dirty Ice in Foxe Basin https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92764/dirty-ice-in-foxe-basin/?src=eoa-iotd * Bou Craa Phosphate Mine, Western Sahara https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/9279 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2853 Issue Time: 2018 Sep 25 1556 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2852 Begin Time: 2018 Sep 12 1730 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6202 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 Sep 25 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 268 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Sep 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading