Space Weather News for Oct. 25, 2013 http://spaceweather.com GLOBAL SOLAR ACTIVITY: Solar activity is high and intensifying. This morning, new sunspot AR1882 unleashed an X1-class solar flare. The flare was bracketed by two erupting magnetic filaments--an ensemble of explosions that involved more than half of the solar disk. For more information on these blasts and possible Earth-effects, visit http://spaceweather.com SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call when solar flares are underway? X-flare alerts are availa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Oct 25 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 298 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Oct 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1872 S18W54 060 0070 Dso 08 02 Beta 1875 N08W23 029 0720 Ekc 15 50 Beta-Gamma-Delta 18 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Oct 24 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 297 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Oct 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1872 S18W40 058 0050 Dso 07 04 Beta 1873 N11W33 051 0010 Axx 09 09 Alpha 1875 N08W11 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE RAYMOND Hurricane Raymond drenched Mexico with heavy rain in mid-October 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82224&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 21, 2013 (Posted on Oct 22, 2013 5:43 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- POLLUTION IN NORTHERN CHINA In Oc ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Oct 23 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 296 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Oct 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1872 S17W26 057 0060 Cao 03 04 Beta 1873 N12W17 049 0010 Axx 06 04 Alpha 1874 S11W47 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (22 October 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Something Fishy in the Atlantic Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Malvinas/?src=eoa-features There's a city in the middle of the ocean…a city of fishing boats. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Smog Shuts Down Harbin http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/I ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Oct. 22, 2013 http://spaceweather.com A COMET EXPLODES: Amateur astronomers are reporting a 100-fold outburst of brightness from Comet C/2012 X1 (LINEAR). Images reveal a spherical shell of gas that reminds observers of Comet 17P/Holmes, which exploded in 2007. So far the comet is too dim for naked-eye viewing, but at magnitude +8.5 it is bright enough for imaging by backyard telescopes. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos and more information. SOLAR FLARE ALERTS: Would you like a call ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2097 Issue Time: 2013 Oct 22 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2096 Begin Time: 2013 Oct 17 0930 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3951 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Oct 22 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 295 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Oct 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1872 S17W11 055 0060 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1873 N12W05 049 0040 Dao 09 09 Beta 1874 S11W32 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA Fires burning in New South Wales Australia during the 2013-2014 fire season. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82211&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 21, 2013 (Posted on Oct 21, 2013 12:24 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82189&src=nha ...Continue Reading