Space Weather News for April 11, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A minor G1-class geomagnetic storm is in progress on April 11th as Earth moves through a high speed stream of solar wind. This is causing bright auroras around the poles, with Northern Lights sighted as far south as the Dakotas in the USA.  The gaseous material is flowing from a wide hole in the sun's atmosphere--so wide that the stream could continue to influence o ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Apr 11 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 101 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Apr 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2703 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (10 April 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * March 2018 Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxCfp9X5aoo In March 2018, NASA Earth Observatory published satellite images, maps, and data visualizations as "Image of the Day." Here are five of our favorites. -------------------- Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Coloring Lake Pontchartrain https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2758 Issue Time: 2018 Apr 10 1832 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2018 Apr 10 1830 UTC Station: GOES15 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Apr 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 100 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Apr 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2703 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- SPRING FIRES IN RUSSIA After the winter snow melts, people often burn grasslands and croplands. * Forest Fires in Russia's Far East (Image from Apr 4, 2018; Posted Apr 7, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91969&src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-15 2018 April 8 at 11:40 p.m. MDT (2018 April 9 0540 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 2-8 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For April 9-15 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 10-11 April due to recurrent coronal hole high speed stream effects. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, US ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Apr 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 99 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Apr 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2703 S ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for April 8, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom SPACE LIGHTNING OVER EUROPE: Red sprites (a.k.a. "space lightning") are dancing over thunderstorms in Europe. A dedicated observatory spotted the eerie red forms shooting up toward the Pleiades on April 4th, marking an unusually early start to the northern summer season for sprites. Today's edition of Spaceweather.com explores the possibility that this development is related to re ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Apr 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 98 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Apr 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Apr Nmbr Location Lo 2703 S ...Continue Reading