SPACE WEATHER
I just love space weather so much! This guy is a great explainer about things like coronal holes on the sun's surface, gravitational issues affecting orbits and the like. Wonder explainer graphics too, like this one below. Recommend!
High-Magnitude Earthquake Watch Begins as All Factors Converge 
Be Prep...
NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-view-heliophysics-noaa-space-weather-missions/ #NASA #NASAHeadquarters #CarruthersGeocoronaObservatoryGLIDE #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #IMAPInterstellarMappingAndAccelerationProbe #KennedySpaceCenter #LaunchServicesProgram #SpaceWeather #TheSun
DON’T SLEEP THROUGH THIS SKY SHOW!
Venus and Jupiter will converge in the pre-dawn sky Aug 11–13, shining like a brilliant double star. With the Perseid meteor shower peaking at the same time, you might even spot a fireball streaking past. Details at Spaceweather.com.
Venus and Jupiter over Austria, Aug 8. Photo: Georg Klingersberger
#Astronomy #NightSky #PerseidMeteorShower #Venus #Jupiter #Stargazing #SpaceWeather #Astrophotography
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Recording of a meteor via CAMRAS WebSDR and Spectrum Lab.
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Perseids Meteor Shower: The Annual Perseids shower is well under way now, peaking at around 07h on 13 Aug.
Given a moonless night, the peak would yield around 100 visual meteors/hour. This year the moon is just past full, so seeing conditions will be very difficult and many fewer meteors are likely to be seen.
An alternative way to observe them is by using radio signals refracted from the ionized plasma trails of the meteors. This method of observing has been going on for decades - I used to do it 10-20 years ago until the powerful VHF TV transmitters closed down.
Anyone can join in by using the CAMRAS WebSDR at http://websdr.camras.nl:8901/ and tune to the GRAVES meteor radar signal on 143.050 MHz.
It's recommended to pipe the audio stream to Spectrum Lab as the video of the FFT display is of low quality. Follow the instructions here for setting up Spectrum Lab: https://werkgroepmeteoren.nl/radiometeoren-visualiseren/
NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-view-heliophysics-noaa-space-weather-missions/ #NASA #NASAHeadquarters #CarruthersGeocoronaObservatoryGLIDE #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #IMAPInterstellarMappingAndAccelerationProbe #KennedySpaceCenter #SpaceWeather #TheSun
#SpaceX launches a pair of #NASA #satellites to probe the origins of #spaceweather
Twin #spacecraft are part of #TRACERS mission, which will spend at least a year measuring #plasma conditions in narrow regions of #Earth's #magneticfield known as polar cusps. These regions are located over the poles. They play an important but poorly understood role in creating colorful auroras as plasma streaming out from the Sun interacts with the magnetic field surrounding Earth.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/spacex-launches-a-pair-of-nasa-satellites-to-probe-the-origins-of-space-weather/
WRITER FUEL: "Space tornadoes" are swirling near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, new telescope observations have revealed in unprecedented detail.
https://www.limfic.com/2025/07/14/writer-fuel-wait-there-are-space-tornadoes/
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-snaps-closest-ever-images-to-sun/ #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #Missions #NASACentersFacilities #NASADirectorates #ParkerSolarProbePSP #ScienceResearch #ScienceMissionDirectorate #SolarWind #SpaceWeather
Latest micro-events (12h) (server2) (also follow sssweather_test) #suninfo #solarinfo #spaceweather #solarflare
NASA Missions Help Explain, Predict Severity of Solar Storms https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasa-missions-help-explain-predict-severity-of-solar-storms/ #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #GOLDGlobalScaleObservationsOfTheLimbAndDisk #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #SOHOSolarAndHeliosphericObservatory #SpaceWeather #STEREOSolarTErrestrialRElationsObservatory #TheSun
Millions of Americans Told to Stay Indoors After Rare X1.2-Class Solar Flare Eruption
Story by Michaele Allies
June 17, 2025
"On June 17, 2025, the Sun unleashed a powerful X1.2-class solar flare from sunspot region 4114, which was directly facing Earth. This intense burst of energy prompted warnings for millions of Americans to stay indoors for three days due to increased radiation risks and communication disruptions. The flare caused immediate effects such as radio blackouts, especially over the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii, impacting aviation and amateur radio operations.
"This event underscores the importance of understanding solar flares, as they can significantly affect Earth's environment and modern technology, including satellites, power grids, and navigation systems. #NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory [#SDO] captured detailed imagery of the flare, while #NOAA issued alerts to help mitigate its impact. As solar activity intensifies during this solar cycle, such events remind us of the Sun’s power and the need for preparedness against space weather threats."
"Northern lights and glowing noctilucent clouds collide in a rare night sky show over Alberta (photo)" by @Spacecom / Daisy Dobrijevic - Photographer Harlan Thomas in Alberta
looking for Noctilucent Clouds captured Aurora Borealis too. https://www.space.com/stargazing/northern-lights-and-glowing-noctilucent-clouds-collide-in-a-rare-night-sky-show-over-alberta-photo #aurora #AuroraBorealis #NoctilucentClouds #NLC #SpaceWeather #astronomy
Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01
Serial Number: 195
Issue Time: 2025 Jun 17 2204 UTC
SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1
Begin Time: 2025 Jun 17 2138 UTC
Maximum Time: 2025 Jun 17 2149 UTC
End Time: 2025 Jun 17 2154 UTC
X-ray Class: X1.2
Optical Class: 2b
Location: N18W10
NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong
NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at
www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation
Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point.
Radio - Wide area blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for about an hour.
#spaceweather #XrayEvent
https://www.spaceweather.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard
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Aurora Alert: Mid-latitude aurora is reported by amateur radio operators down to ~48°N over France.
A G2 geomagnetic storm is in progress.
The Sun is getting spicy once again launching multiple large plasma outbursts into space as huge a huge lava fountain starts up at Kilauea Volcano for its 25th eruptive episode!
#SPACEWEATHER
#SCHUMANN
The Whole Solar System is Reso...
NASA’s CODEX Captures Unique Views of Sun’s Outer Atmosphere https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-codex-captures-unique-views-of-suns-outer-atmosphere/ #NASA #Coronagraph #CoronalDiagnosticExperimentCODEX #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #SpaceWeather #TheSun #TheSunSolarPhysics
Same bit of aurora last night around 11pm but from my DSLR instead of phone. Alki beach, Seattle.
Looking north at approx. 1:45MDT. The sky has a faint greenish cast with red along the bottom. Is this low level, faint auroral activity, as seen from southern New Mexico?
Compare sky brightness/color to a view near vertical, and looking due south. The sky is darker, with no coloration.
Tempestori 
