Tag Archives: Space Weather

Ovation Aurora

Posted on September 10, 2014 by PlatoHagel

The Space Weather Prediction Center and the Space Weather Prediction Testbed have introduced a new Auroral Forecast test product in an effort to improve services to current customers and expand our customer base with new products. The Auroral Forecast product … Continue reading →

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Van Ellen Belt: Decade Age Old Mystery

Posted on December 19, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Schematic illustration of local electron acceleration by chorus The top panel shows electron fluxes before (left) and after (right) a geomagnetic storm. The injection of low-energy plasma sheet electrons into the inner magnetosphere (1) causes chorus wave excitation in the … Continue reading →

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NASA | First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013

Posted on July 4, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Published on May 13, 2013 On May 12-13 the sun erupted with an X1.7-class and an X2.8-class flare as well as two coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, off the upper left side of the sun. Solar material also danced and … Continue reading →

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Iris-Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph

Posted on June 25, 2013 by PlatoHagel

This graphic shows the IRIS observatory with the solar arrays removed. The orange section to the left is the spacecraft bus which includes the spacecraft support structure, the command and data handling system, power distribution system, reaction wheels, X- and … Continue reading →

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The Sun

Posted on May 13, 2013 by PlatoHagel

SOHO EIT 304 Latest Image On-line Journals (links open to a new window) Astronomy & Astronomische Nachrichten (Astronomical Notes) Astronomy and Astrophysics Astronomy and Astrophysics Review Astrophysical Journal Astrophysical Journal Letters Icarus Geophysical Research Letters Journal of Geophysical Research Living … Continue reading →

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NASA operates a system observatory of Heliophysics missions

Posted on May 2, 2013 by PlatoHagel

The Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO) showing current operating missions, missions in development, and missions under study. Credit: NASA NASA operates a system observatory of Heliophysics missions, utilizing the entire fleet of solar, heliospheric, and geospace spacecraft to discover the processes … Continue reading →

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Space Weather

Posted on May 2, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Circular Coronal Mass EjectionA coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from just around the edge of the sun on May 1, 2013, in a gigantic rolling wave. CMEs can shoot over a billion tons of particles into space at over a … Continue reading →

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Loop Production on the Sun

Posted on February 20, 2013 by PlatoHagel

On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced a moderately powerful solar flare and a dazzling magnetic display known as coronal rain. Hot plasma in the corona cooled and condensed along strong magnetic fields in the … Continue reading →

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Powerful Nor’easter Coming Together

Posted on February 9, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Credit: NASA A massive winter storm is coming together as two low pressure systems are merging over the U.S. East Coast. A satellite image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite on Feb. 8 shows a western frontal system approaching the coastal low … Continue reading →

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Space Weather

Posted on October 1, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Current Space Weather Conditions A single period of geomagnetic storming reaching the G3 (Strong) level was observed overnight.  Since that time, geomagnetic activity has been on the decline as the CME influence has continued to weaken.  No further significant activity … Continue reading →

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