The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BLAST FROM SAN MIGUEL VOLCANO An explosion at El Salvador's San Miguel (also known as Chaparrastique) Volcano lofted ash more than 71 kilometers (44 miles) downwind on December 29, 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82734&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 29, 2013 (Posted on Dec 30, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 31 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 365 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1931 S14W87 290 0130 Hax 02 01 Alpha 1934 S17W68 269 0140 Eac 12 09 Beta-Gamma-Delta 1 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 30, 2013 http://spaceweather.com MUST-SEE SUNSET PHENOMENON: Like the Moon, Venus has phases, and this week the second planet from the sun is a whisper-thin crescent. The phenomenon is easy to observe. Venus is so bright, you can see it at sunset even before the sky fades to black (hint: face southwest). A pair of binoculars or a small telescope reveals Venus's crescent shape. Check http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information. AURORA WATCH: A solar wind stream is approaching ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- A NEW ISLAND FORMS NEAR NISHINO-SHIMA VOLCANO Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in late November 2013. Located in the Ogasawara Islands, part of the Volcano Islands arc, the new islet sits about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Tokyo i ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-53 2013 December 29 at 7:19 p.m. MST (2013 December 30 0219 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 23-29 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 23 and 29 December due to flare activity from active Regions 1928 and 1936 respectively. S1 (Minor) solar radiation storms were observed from 28 December at 2150Z to 29 December at 0645Z due to an erupti ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 30 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 364 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1931 S14W73 289 0110 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1934 S18W53 269 0160 Esc 12 17 Beta-Gamma-Delta 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 29 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 363 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1931 S15W58 287 0140 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1934 S18W38 267 0160 Esi 13 15 Beta-Gamma-Delta 1 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 362 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1930 S08W89 332 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1931 S15W43 286 0160 Cao 06 03 Beta 1934 S16W26 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 361 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1930 S07W77 332 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1931 S15W29 284 0170 Cao 06 03 Beta 1934 S15W12 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 360 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1930 S09W59 327 0030 Cao 08 04 Beta 1931 S16W16 284 0230 Hax 09 05 Alpha 1934 S15E01 ...Continue Reading