Space Weather News for March 9, 2013 http://spaceweather.com BRIGHT COMET: This weekend, bright Comet Pan-STARRS is making a close approach to the sun inside the orbit of Mercury where fierce solar heat is helping the comet reach naked-eye visibility. Observers in the northern hemisphere are making their first sightings now as the comet emerges from solar glare low in the western sky after sunset. Soon, the comet could be widely visible to casual sky watchers--no telescope required. Visit http://spaceweather.com for ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Mar 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 68 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1683 S15W37 202 0010 Axx 01 02 Alpha 1689 S19E15 150 0100 Dao 10 12 Beta 1690 N23E42 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ANOTHER SNOWSTORM STRIKES WESTERN STATES Following on the heels of another storm, heavy snow fell on Colorado and neighboring states on February 24, 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80603&src=nha *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Feb 28, 2013 (Posted on Mar 08, 2013 10:32 AM) ------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1992 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 08 1313 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1991 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2176 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 Mar 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 67 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1683 S15W23 201 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1686 S12W84 262 0120 Dai 08 05 Beta-Gamma 1687 N08 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE PERSIAN GULF Dust blew over the Persian Gulf in early March 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80587&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 06, 2013 (Posted on Mar 07, 2013 1:24 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a serv ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1991 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 07 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1990 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7905 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 Mar 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 66 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1683 S15W09 199 0010 Bxo 03 04 Beta 1686 S13W73 263 0140 Dac 08 07 Beta-Gamma 1687 N09E ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1990 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 06 0653 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1989 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7333 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 Mar 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 65 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1682 S18W94 297 0060 Cao 05 02 Beta 1683 S15E01 202 0080 Dao 07 11 Beta 1685 S14E16 1 ...Continue Reading