Space Weather News for August 6, 2018 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom PERSEID METEOR SHOWER: Earth is entering a stream of debris from giant comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, parent of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the shower is not expected to peak until next weekend, NASA all-sky cameras are already detecting dozens of Perseid fireballs every night over the USA. This early activity may be a good omen for the nights ahead, especially Aug. 11th-13th when ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-32 2018 August 5 at 8:44 p.m. MDT (2018 August 6 0244 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 30-August 5 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For August 6-12 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 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 218 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 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 217 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Aug 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 Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 04 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 216 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo 2717 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 03 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 215 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2717 S08E14 027 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 02 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 02 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 214 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2717 S07E29 025 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 01 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Summer brings persistent winds from the northwest to the Arabian Peninsula--and often a sky full of dust and sand. * Sandy Shamal Season (Image from Jul 30, 2018; Posted Aug 1, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92522/sandy-shamal-season/?src=nha ------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Aug 01 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 213 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Aug 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (31 July 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * World of Change: Padma River https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/WorldOfChange/PadmaRiver?src=eoa-features One of the major rivers of Bangladesh has been growing in size, transforming in shape, and changing in location for decades. Each twist and zigzag of the river tells a different geologic story about the power of erosion. --- ...Continue Reading