Space Weather News for Oct. 10, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom ASTEROID TO BUZZ EARTH THIS WEEK: Four years ago, a house-sized asteroid tore through the atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia, and exploded.  Shock waves shattered windows and knocked down onlookers as fragments of the disintegrating space rock peppered the Ural countryside. This week an asteroid about the same size is approaching Earth. It will not hit our planet, but it's coming very ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Oct 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 283 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Oct 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #17-41 2017 October 8 at 9:10 p.m. MDT (2017 October 9 0310 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 2-8 No significant space weather was observed during the summary period. Outlook For October 9-15 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 11 Oct due to coronal hole influence. No other siginificant space weather is expected for the outlook pe ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Oct 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 282 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Oct 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Oct 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 Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Oct 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 281 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Oct 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2683 N13W84 111 0220 Hax 04 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Oct 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 280 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Oct 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2682 S11W87 127 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2683 N13W71 111 0270 Hkx 05 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Oct 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 279 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Oct 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2682 S10W74 127 0120 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2683 N13W58 111 0280 Cko 05 05 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2679 Issue Time: 2017 Oct 05 1336 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2678 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 28 1235 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8352 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: 2017 Oct 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 278 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Oct 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2682 S10W61 127 0130 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2683 N13W45 111 0300 Cko 06 06 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Oct. 4, 2017 http://spaceweather.com https://www.facebook.com/spaceweatherdotcom MAJOR SPACE WEATHER EVENT ON MARS: Last month, a human astronaut standing on the surface of Mars could have seen something amazing. The night sky of the Red Planet turned green in a global display of Northern Lights. Unfortunately, the same astronaut would have been irradiated by high energy particles from the sun. For three days in mid-September a solar storm enveloped Mars, crossing thresh ...Continue Reading