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Tuesday, December 10, 2024 11:38:37

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Space Weather Conditions
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24-Hour Observed Maximums
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Current Space Weather Conditions
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R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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  • Solar Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu

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NOAA Shares Imagery from GOES-19 CCOR-1
Joint Solar Maximum Announcement from NASA and NOAA
R2 (Moderate) Radio Blackout Observed
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 11:35 UTC

An M6.4 flare was observed at 10/0648 UTC from newly numbered Region 3922 near the east limb. 

Registration open for 2025 Space Weather Workshop!
Saturday, December 07, 2024 07:39 UTC

The 2025 Space Weather Workshop will be held in person along with a virtual component, March 17-21, 2025.

NOAA Shares Imagery from GOES-19 CCOR-1
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 17:11 UTC

NOAA Shares Imagery From World’s First Operational Space-based Coronagraph

Joint Solar Maximum Announcement from NASA and NOAA
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 20:55 UTC

The Sun is officially in solar maximum of Solar Cycle 25.

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NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms
Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)