:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 10 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 344 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2729 S05W93 231 0010 Bxo 06 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 09 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 343 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2729 S05W80 231 0010 Bxo 06 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 08 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 342 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2729 S05W67 232 0050 Bxo 07 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/ ...Continue Reading

China is going where no one has gone before--the farside of the Moon. Today, a Long March 3B rocket is scheduled to blast off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, propelling a lander and rover toward hidden craters possibly containing water and other resources key to future human exploration. If the mission succeeds, it will catapult China into the forefront of lunar exploration with a landing that no other nation has even dared to attempt. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for the full story. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 07 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 341 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2729 S05W51 229 0050 Cro 06 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 6, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom "AURORA PHOENIXES" FLY OVER NORWAY: Last month, a stream of solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field, sparking a memorable display of Phoenix-shaped auroras over Norway. The gaseous stream is about to return as the underlying coronal hole turns to face Earth once again. Estimated time of arrival: Dec. 8th or 9th. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates. Remember, Spa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 06 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 340 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2729 S05W38 228 0030 Cro 04 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/ ...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. * Cyclone Effects Run Deep (Image from Oct 24, 2018; Posted Dec 4, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144221/cyclone-effects-run-deep/?src=nha -------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (4 December 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Cyclone Effects Run Deep https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144221/cyclone-effects-run-deep/?src=eoa-iotd * Winter Arrives in the Sierra Nevada https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144337/winter-arrives-in-the-sierra-nevada/?src=eoa-iotd * The Smoking Terror https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Dec 05 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 339 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Dec 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading