Tournament: Earth 2013 -- Round 2! Voting is now open for the second round of Tournament: Earth. Only 16 images remain: how did you do in the first round? A few top seeds did not make it through and the most votes went to a mid- and low-seed. What does that mean? It means anything goes. The gloves are off. Vote now! Voting for the second round will close at 4pm ET on Friday, March 15. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Vote/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The foll ...Continue Reading

Tournament: Earth 2013 -- Round 2! Voting is now open for the second round of Tournament: Earth. Only 16 images remain: how did you do in the first round? A few top seeds did not make it through and the most votes went to a mid- and low-seed. What does that mean? It means anything goes. The gloves are off. Vote now! Voting for the second round will close at 4pm ET on Friday, March 15. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Vote/?src=nha-ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The foll ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Mar 11 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 70 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1689 S19W11 149 0140 Eai 12 16 Beta 1690 N24E17 121 0020 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 1691 N13E16 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #13-10 2013 March 10 at 6:09 p.m. MDT (2013 March 11 0009 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 4-10 Radio blackouts reaching the R1 (minor) level were observed on 05 March from active sunspot Region 1686. Outlook For March 11-17 No significant space weather is expected during the period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Mar 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 69 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1689 S19E02 150 0110 Dao 08 13 Beta 1690 N23E29 123 0030 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1691 N12E31 ...Continue Reading

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